There are 6 ways to get from Devon to Isle of Arran by train, ferry, bus, or plane
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Train, ferry via Wigan
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Wigan North Western
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Irvine
- Take the ferry from Troon Ferry Terminal to Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal
12h 28m£88–385Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, line 10 bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock
- Take the bus from Kilmarnock Bus Station to Garden Place
- Take the ferry from Troon Ferry Terminal to Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal
9h 48m£74–206Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Abington Service AreaM11
- Take the bus from Bridge Street to Killoch Place42 / ...
- Take the ferry from Troon Ferry Terminal to Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal
17h 21m£85–169Train, ferry
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Glasgow CentralPlymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the ferry from Troon Ferry Terminal to Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry TerminalCm5b
15h 18m£105–357Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Troon Ferry Terminal to Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal
10h 8m£80–220Fly Exeter to Edinburgh Airport, bus, line 10 bus, ferry
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)EXT - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Kilmarnock Bus Station
- Take the bus from Kilmarnock Bus Station to Garden Place
- Take the ferry from Troon Ferry Terminal to Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal
9h 39m£117–311
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Devon to Isle of Arran is to bus and ferry which costs £80 - £170 and takes 17h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Devon to Isle of Arran is to fly and bus and line 10 bus and ferry which takes 9h 39m and costs £110 - £320.
The distance between Devon and Isle of Arran is 530 miles.
The best way to get from Devon to Isle of Arran without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 18m and costs £100 - £360.
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Devon to Isle of Arran, including transfers.
There are 132+ hotels available in Isle of Arran.
What companies run services between Devon, England and Isle of Arran, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Devon to Isle of Arran. However, you can take the train to Exeter St Davids, take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Wigan North Western, take the train to Glasgow Central, take the train to Irvine, drive to Troon Ferry Terminal, take the ferry to Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal, then drive to Isle of Arran. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach House to Isle of Arran via Bus Station, Bampfylde Street, Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Abington Service Area, Bridge Street, Killoch Place, Troon Ferry Terminal, and Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal in around 17h 21m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–310
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Irvine
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–10
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–41
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Abington Service Area
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bridge Street to Killoch Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Kilmarnock Bus Station to Garden Place
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Kilmarnock Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Troon Ferry Terminal to Brodick Isle of Arran Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–32
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £4–7
- Car Fare
- £26–32
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