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There are 7 ways to get from Europe to Cairnryan by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane FRA - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus
    11h 50m

  2. Train, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane FRA - GLA
    3. Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus bus
    12h 7m
    £132–330

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus 023 / ...
    3. Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus bus
    4. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus 923
    30h 5m

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Europe to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Cairnryancar car
    15h 17m

  5. Train, fly to Newcastle, Bus

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Newcastle (NCL)plane plane FRA - NCL
    3. Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    4. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    5. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus
    13h 37m

  6. Bus, drive

    1. Take the bus from Bad Hersfeld to Frankfurtbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Princes Street to Crossbus bus 102
    5. Drive from Cross to Cairnryancar car
    30h 27m

  7. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Europe to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Cairnryancar car
    16h 23m
    £227–336

Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration3h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket£38Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Europe and Cairnryan, Scotland?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Cairnryan. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Airport, take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, walk to Glasgow Buchanan, then take the bus to Cairnryan Stena Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, London Victoria, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 30h 5m.

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