There are 10 ways to get from Bristol to Portpatrick by train, bus, car, plane, or car ferry
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Train, bus via Carlisle
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie500
11h 23mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
13h 36m£38–90Drive 380.3 mi
- Drive from Bristol to Portpatrick380.3 mi
6h 25m£93–134Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
7h 54m£66–137Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
12h 11m£103–274Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Glasgow CentralPlymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
12h 47m£81–275Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station100 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station180 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
18h 54m£44–98Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie
8h 28m£56–133Fly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BRS - BFS
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
9h 44m£72–173Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BRS - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
9h 26m£69–209
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Portpatrick is to bus which costs £35 - £90 and takes 13h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Portpatrick is to drive which takes 6h 25m and costs £90 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Portpatrick. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Post Office via Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station and Port Rodie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
The distance between Bristol and Portpatrick is 403 miles. The road distance is 382.6 miles.
The best way to get from Bristol to Portpatrick without a car is to train and bus via Carlisle which takes 11h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Bristol to Portpatrick, including transfers.
Bristol to Portpatrick bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Portpatrick is to bus which takes 13h 36m and costs £35 - £90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £100 - £280 and takes 12h 11m.
Bristol to Portpatrick bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bristol to Portpatrick is 383 miles. It takes approximately 6h 25m to drive from Bristol to Portpatrick.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Portpatrick, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Post Office via Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, and Port Rodie in around 13h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Post Office via Birmingham New Street, Carlisle, Kilmarnock, Stranraer, and Port Rodie in around 12h 11m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £17–23
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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