There are 11 ways to get from Cambridge to Portpatrick by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via York
best- Take the train from Cambridge to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
12h 1m£105–186Fly London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
8h 56m£60–143Bus
- Take the bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Stranraer Port Rodiebus 923
14h 25mDrive 362.2 mi
- Drive from Cambridge to Portpatrickcar 362.2 mi
6h 20m£87–126Fly London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
7h 57m£64–140Train
- Take the train from Cambridge to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
12h 40m£73–311Bus via Collingham
- Take the bus from Parkside to Lost Village Festival Sitebus Lv1
- Take the bus from Lost Village Festival Site to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Lv2
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Stranraer Port Rodiebus 923
16h 1mBus to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
8h 41m£69–152Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
8h 56m£119–293Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
9h 40m£71–170Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
9h 37m£124–346
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Portpatrick is to fly and bus and train which costs £55 - £150 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Portpatrick is to drive which takes 6h 20m and costs £85 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Cambridge to Portpatrick. However, there are services departing from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 and arriving at Post Office via Newhall St, Glasgow Buchanan and Port Rodie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 25m.
The distance between Cambridge and Portpatrick is 517 miles. The road distance is 364.3 miles.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Portpatrick without a car is to train via York which takes 12h 1m and costs £100 - £190.
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Cambridge to Portpatrick, including transfers.
Cambridge to Portpatrick bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 station.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Portpatrick is to train via York which takes 12h 1m and costs £100 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 25m.
Cambridge to Portpatrick bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cambridge to Portpatrick is 364 miles. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Cambridge to Portpatrick.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Portpatrick, Scotland?
You can take a train from Cambridge to Post Office via Peterborough, York, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Port Rodie in around 12h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Post Office via Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Stranraer Port Rodie, and Port Rodie in around 14h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–400
Train from Cambridge to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cambridge to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- 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
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–65
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Stranraer Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Parkside to Lost Village Festival Site
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Lost Village Festival Site to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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