There are 10 ways to get from Cairnryan to Castle Cary by bus, train, car ferry, car, or plane
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Bus, train via London
best- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London Paddington to Castle Cary
10h 29m£128–317Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Westbury (Wilts)
7h 54m£64–171Bus
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from Hammersmith Bus Station to Memorial HallSf2
17h 32mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Take the train from Chester to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Westbury (Wilts)
19h 3m£124–374Drive 407 mi
- Drive from Cairnryan to Castle Cary407 mi
7h 6m£101–145Bus, train
- Take the bus from Old Pier to Henrietta Street358 / ...
- Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Killoch Place58 / ...
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Castle Cary
14h 37m£92–310Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Westbury (Wilts)
8h 40m£129–295Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Westbury (Wilts)
8h 41m£70–174Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Westbury (Wilts)
9h 27m£87–283Bus, train, train to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)NCL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Westbury (Wilts)
9h 53m£87–327
Cairnryan to Castle Cary by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairnryan to Castle Cary is to bus and fly and train which costs £60 - £180 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Cairnryan to Castle Cary is to drive which takes 7h 6m and costs £100 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Cairnryan to Castle Cary. However, there are services departing from Stena Terminal and arriving at Horse Pond Inn via Buchanan Bus Station, Victoria Coach Station, Hammersmith Bus Station and Memorial Hall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
The distance between Cairnryan and Castle Cary is 639 miles. The road distance is 409.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cairnryan to Castle Cary without a car is to bus and train via London which takes 10h 29m and costs £120 - £320.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Cairnryan to Castle Cary, including transfers.
Cairnryan to Castle Cary bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Stena Terminal station.
Cairnryan to Castle Cary bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairnryan to Castle Cary is 409 miles. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Cairnryan to Castle Cary.
There are 1008+ hotels available in Castle Cary.
What companies run services between Cairnryan, Scotland and Castle Cary, England?
You can take a bus from Stena Terminal to Horse Pond Inn via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Victoria Coach Station, Hammersmith Bus Station, and Memorial Hall in around 17h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Castle Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Westbury (Wilts)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Castle Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Westbury (Wilts)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Westbury (Wilts)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Glasgow Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01823 331 356
- info@berryscoaches.co.uk
- Website
- berryscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Hammersmith Bus Station to Memorial Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.berryscoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Old Pier to Henrietta Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Henrietta Street to Killoch Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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