There are 11 ways to get from Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5 by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Edinburgh
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
8h 27m£103–244Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5802
12h 10m£49–99Drive 401.7 mi
- Drive from Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5401.7 mi
6h 53m£101–146Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- 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 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)EDI - LHR
5h 51m£85–255Train
- Take the train from Stranraer to Kilmarnock
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Euston
10h 56m£126–281Bus, train
- Take the bus from Elder Avenue to Killoch Place58 / ...
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Finsbury Park
13h 34m£81–123Bus via Leicester
- Take the bus from Elder Avenue to Ayr Bus Station58 / ...
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationX77
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Asda
- Take the bus from Asda to Heathrow Terminal 5
16h 33m£51–99Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)GLA - LHR
6h 37m£102–281Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, bus
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)GLA - LGW
- Take the bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
7h 40m£73–188Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)GLA - LCY
7h 53m£132–406Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, bus
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)GLA - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
7h 48m£83–196
Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5 by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to bus via Leicester which costs £50 - £100 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to bus and fly which takes 5h 51m and costs £85 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5. However, there are services departing from Stena Terminal and arriving at Heathrow Terminal 5 via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
The distance between Cairnryan and Heathrow Terminal 5 is 540 miles. The road distance is 404 miles.
The best way to get from Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5 without a car is to bus and train via Edinburgh which takes 8h 27m and costs £100 - £250.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5, including transfers.
Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5 bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Stena Terminal station.
The best way to get from Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to bus which takes 12h 10m and costs £45 - £100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £120 - £290 and takes 10h 56m.
Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5 bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5 is 404 miles. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Cairnryan to Heathrow Terminal 5.
What companies run services between Cairnryan, Scotland and Heathrow Terminal 5, England?
You can take a bus from Stena Terminal to Heathrow Terminal 5 via Buchanan Bus Station in around 12h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Old Pier to Heathrow Terminal 5 via Port Rodie, Stranraer, Kilmarnock, Carlisle, London Euston, Euston station, Tottenham Court Road station, Tottenham Court Road Station, and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 10h 56m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- 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 Stranraer to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kilmarnock to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- 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
- £11–12
- 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
- 55 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 Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
- 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
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Elder Avenue to Killoch Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Elder Avenue to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Asda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Asda to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
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