There are 8 ways to get from Cairnryan to Rhyl by bus, train, car ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries stationbus 500
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Rhyltrain
8h 51mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Rhyltrain
9h 2m£58–188Bus
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand G to Chester Bus Interchangebus X30
12h 46mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Rhyltrain
14h 16m£81–130Drive 270 mi
- Drive from Cairnryan to Rhylcar 270 mi
4h 50m£66–95Car ferry to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Rhyltrain
8h 37m£86–173Car ferry to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Rhyltrain
8h 37m£82–218Car ferry to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Rhyltrain
8h 10m£90–184
Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairnryan to Rhyl is to drive which costs £65 - £95 and takes 4h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cairnryan to Rhyl is to drive which takes 4h 50m and costs £65 - £95.
The distance between Cairnryan and Rhyl is 282 miles. The road distance is 271.5 miles.
The best way to get from Cairnryan to Rhyl without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Cairnryan to Rhyl, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cairnryan to Rhyl is to Bus which takes 12h 46m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £55 - £190 and takes 9h 2m.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairnryan to Rhyl is 272 miles. It takes approximately 4h 50m to drive from Cairnryan to Rhyl.
There are 1608+ hotels available in Rhyl.
What companies run services between Cairnryan, Scotland and Rhyl, Wales?
You can take a bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Rhyl via Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Warrington Bus Interchange Stand G, Chester Bus Interchange, Chester Rd West, and Shotton in around 12h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Old Pier to Rhyl via Port Rodie, Stranraer, Ayr, Glasgow Central, and Warrington Bank Quay in around 9h 2m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- 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 Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–28
Train from Manchester Airport to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand G to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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