There are 8 ways to get from Falkirk to Holyhead by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Haymarket to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyheadtrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead / ...
7h 26m£37–201Bus, train
- Take the bus from St Andrew`s Church to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X37 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Preston to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
10h 35mDrive 317.8 mi
- Drive from Falkirk to Holyheadcar 317.8 mi
5h 32m£79–113Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EDI - DUB
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
8h 55m£106–228Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyheadtrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead / ...
7h 32m£105–271Train via Rhyl
- Take the train from Falkirk Grahamston to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Rhyltrain
- Take the train from Rhyl to Holyheadtrain
9h 5m£103–166Fly Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
7h 40m£97–269Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
8h 16m£85–251
Falkirk to Holyhead by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Falkirk to Holyhead is to drive which costs £75 - £120 and takes 5h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Falkirk to Holyhead is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs £75 - £120.
No, there is no direct train from Falkirk to Holyhead. However, there are services departing from Falkirk Grahamston and arriving at Holyhead via Haymarket and Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 26m.
The distance between Falkirk and Holyhead is 344 miles. The road distance is 319.6 miles.
The best way to get from Falkirk to Holyhead without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 7h 26m and costs £35 - £210.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Falkirk to Holyhead, including transfers.
Falkirk to Holyhead train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Haymarket station.
Falkirk to Holyhead train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Warrington Bank Quay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Falkirk to Holyhead is 320 miles. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Falkirk to Holyhead.
Book your Falkirk to Holyhead train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Falkirk, Scotland and Holyhead, Wales?
You can take a train from Falkirk Grahamston to Holyhead via Haymarket and Warrington Bank Quay in around 7h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £80–120
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £140–200
Train from Rhyl to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £20–28
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £28–40
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £45–70
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £95–140
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Rhyl to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
Train from Falkirk Grahamston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–310
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Bus from St Andrew`s Church to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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