There are 7 ways to get from Dunoon to Birnam by ferry, plane, train, or bus
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Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane GLA - JNB
18h 23mR 7,468–14,873Ferry, train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane EDI - JNB
18h 55mR 5,622–32,157Ferry, train, train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane DND - JNB
20h 28mR 7,267–29,442Ferry, train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane NCL - JNB
20h 11mR 6,392–24,852Ferry, train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane MAN - JNB
21h 31mR 7,712–21,177Ferry, train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ABZ - JNB
22h 9mR 7,532–27,737Ferry, train, train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane INV - JNB
23h 51mR 7,012–28,167
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunoon to Birnam is to ferry and train and bus and fly which costs R 5 500 - R 33 000 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Dunoon to Birnam is to ferry and fly which takes 18h 23m and costs R 7 000 - R 15 000.
The distance between Dunoon and Birnam is 9689 km.
It takes approximately 18h 23m to get from Dunoon to Birnam, including transfers.
There are 4605+ hotels available in Birnam.
What companies run services between Dunoon, Scotland and Birnam, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Dunoon to Birnam. However, you can take the ferry to Gourock Ferry Terminal, walk to Gourock, take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the bus to Sanderling Road, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then take the taxi to Birnam. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Gourock Ferry Terminal, walk to Gourock, take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then take the taxi to Birnam.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–26,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 4,900–21,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Algiers, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Gourock to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 250–440
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 460–800
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–2,700
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 280–500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,500
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 490–850
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Stirling to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–2,200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 200–280
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 60–300
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- R 60–85
- Car Fare
- R 250–300
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