There are 9 ways to get from Coventry to Cairnryan by train, bus, car, plane, or car ferry
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Coventry to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus 358 / ...
9h 7m£142–239Fly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BHX - BFS
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
7h 38m£40–151Bus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
12h 2mDrive 315 mi
- Drive from Coventry to Cairnryancar 315 mi
5h 23m£79–113Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
6h 58mTrain, bus via Carlisle
- Take the train from Coventry to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
9h 38mTrain, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Coventry to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Port Rodiebus 500
11h 10mFly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
7h 36m£47–182Fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus
7h 21m£60–146
Coventry to Cairnryan by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Coventry to Cairnryan is to fly and car ferry which costs £40 - £160 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Coventry to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs £75 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Coventry to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Belgrade Theatre and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Newhall St and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
The distance between Coventry and Cairnryan is 403 miles. The road distance is 316.8 miles.
The best way to get from Coventry to Cairnryan without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 7m and costs £140 - £240.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Coventry to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Coventry to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Newhall St station.
Coventry to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Coventry to Cairnryan is 317 miles. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Coventry to Cairnryan.
There are 205+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Coventry, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Belgrade Theatre to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Dale House, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 12h 2m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Coventry to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Coventry to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Coventry to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Bus from Rail Station to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Whitesands to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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