There are 7 ways to get from Bury to Cairnryan by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bolton to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus 358 / ...
8h 55m£59–136Drive 210.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Bury to Cairnryancar 210.2 mi
4h 6m£52–75Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
9h 12mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Deansgate to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
15h 7m£81–276Train, bus via Carlisle
- Take the train from Bolton to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
9h 19mFly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
8h£73–207Fly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
8h 13m£68–181
Bury to Cairnryan by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bury to Cairnryan is to drive which costs £50 - £75 and takes 4h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bury to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 4h 6m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Bury to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Bury Interchange and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Shudehill Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 12m.
The distance between Bury and Cairnryan is 306 miles. The road distance is 211.4 miles.
The best way to get from Bury to Cairnryan without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 55m and costs £55 - £140.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Bury to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Bury to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Bury to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bury to Cairnryan is 211 miles. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Bury to Cairnryan.
There are 201+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Bury, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bury Interchange to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Victoria Rail Station, Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 9h 12m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Bolton to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £75–90
Train from Bolton to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £22–35
- 1st Class
- £45–55
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–16
- 1st Class
- £21–29
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £10–14
- 1st Class
- £18–26
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Deansgate to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6–9
Bus from Rail Station to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–200
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £36–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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