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How to get fromCologne to Cairnryanby train, bus, car, car train, plane or car ferry

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Cairnryan by train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry

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  1. Train, Bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntltrainEil
    3. Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
    4. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
    5. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus923
    13h 50m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodiebus923
    29h 13m
    £78–178

  3. Train, bus, drive

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    2. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus StationbusM20
    4. Drive from Ardrossan Harbour to Cairnryancar
    25h 43m
    £102–197

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Cologne to Calais-Fréthuncar
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Cairnryancar
    12h 33m

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeDUS - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
    8h 42m

  6. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Stationbus423 / ...
    3. Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
    35h 20m
    £131–451

  7. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cologne to Calaiscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Cairnryancar
    13h 34m
    £195–289

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeCGN - EDI
    2. Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
    8h 19m

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeAMS - EDI
    4. Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    5. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
    10h 50m

  10. Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)planeNRN - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
    10h 10m

  11. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)planeFRA - GLA
    3. Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
    9h 53m
    £129–323

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights

Calendar29Weekly Planes
Duration3h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket£39Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Cairnryan, Scotland?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Old Pier via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, London Victoria, Buchanan Bus Station, Port Rodie, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 29h 13m.

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