There are 11 ways to get from Ely to Dunoon by train, ferry, bus, car, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Ely to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Gourocktrain
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry Cm1
8h 2m£138–240Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gourock Rail Stationbus 901
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry Cm1
13h 56m£46–86Drive 425.2 mi
- Drive from Ely to Dunooncar 425.2 mi
7h 35m£104–149Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
5h 8m£55–169Train, ferry via Birmingham
- Take the train from Ely to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Gourocktrain
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry Cm1
9h 14m£176–342Train, ferry via Preston
- Take the train from Ely to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Gourocktrain
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry Cm1
9h 15m£145–296Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
6h 29m£126–436Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
6h 14m£128–356Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
6h 12m£96–245Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Gourocktrain
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
6h 28m£82–213Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Ely to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
6h 51m£107–220
Ely to Dunoon by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ely to Dunoon is to bus and ferry which costs £45 - £90 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ely to Dunoon is to train and fly and ferry which takes 5h 8m and costs £55 - £170.
The distance between Ely and Dunoon is 425 miles. The road distance is 427.7 miles.
The best way to get from Ely to Dunoon without a car is to train and ferry which takes 8h 2m and costs £130 - £240.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Ely to Dunoon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ely to Dunoon is 428 miles. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Ely to Dunoon.
There are 820+ hotels available in Dunoon.
What companies run services between Ely, England and Dunoon, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ely to Dunoon. However, you can take the train to Peterborough, take the train to Edinburgh Waverley, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Central, take the train to Gourock, walk to Gourock Ferry Terminal, then take the ferry to Dunoon Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Street to Dunoon Ferry Terminal via Drummer St Bus Station, Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, Gourock Rail Station, and Gourock Ferry Terminal in around 13h 56m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–70
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Gourock
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Ely to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- enquiries@mcgillsbuses.co.uk
- Website
- mcgillsbuses.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gourock Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–14
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £2–4
- Car Fare
- £11–14
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