There are 10 ways to get from Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge to Bolton by car, car ferry, train, busferry, bus, or plane
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Drive, car ferry, train
best- Drive from Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
10h 13m£107–453Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Coleraine to Yorkgatetrain
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoriatrain
14h 7m£49–135Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus
17h 22mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Boltoncar
6h 49m£71–311Line 402 bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Whitepark Road Carrick A Rede to Coleraine Buscentrebus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
6h 41mLine 402 bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Whitepark Road Carrick A Rede to Coleraine Buscentrebus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
6h 37mLine 402 bus to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Whitepark Road Carrick A Rede to Coleraine Buscentrebus
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LDY - MAN
5h 58mLine 402 bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Whitepark Road Carrick A Rede to Coleraine Buscentrebus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
7h 24mLine 402 bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Whitepark Road Carrick A Rede to Coleraine Buscentrebus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Boltontrain
7h 24mLine 402 bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Whitepark Road Carrick A Rede to Coleraine Buscentrebus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane BHD - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
9h 22m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge to Bolton is to train and car ferry which costs £45 - £140 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge to Bolton is to drive and car ferry which takes 6h 49m and costs £70 - £320.
The distance between Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Bolton is 399 miles.
The best way to get from Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge to Bolton without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 17h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge to Bolton, including transfers.
There are 3594+ hotels available in Bolton.
What companies run services between Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Northern Ireland and Bolton, England?
There is no direct connection from Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge to Bolton. However, you can drive to Larne, take the car ferry to Cairnryan, drive to Stranraer, take the train to Ayr, take the train to Glasgow Central, take the train to Preston, then take the train to Bolton. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge to Bolton via Whitepark Road Carrick A Rede, Coleraine Buscentre, Coleraine, Yorkgate, Belfast, Liverpool, Liverpool Lime Street, and Manchester Victoria in around 14h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–55
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Coleraine to Yorkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Whitepark Road Carrick A Rede to Coleraine Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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