There are 9 ways to get from Fishguard to Cairnryan by train, bus, ferry, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
13h 17mFerry, train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connollytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Harbourtrain
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
14h 55m£73–304Ferry, bus, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry 0
- Take the bus from Wexford Stn to Airport Zone 14bus 740
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Harbourtrain
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
16h 3m£87–417Bus
- Take the bus from Ffordd yr Efail 2 to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 7bus T5
- Take the bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 409
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
18h 17mDrive 383.2 mi
- Drive from Fishguard to Cairnryancar 383.2 mi
7h 38m£94–136Train
- Take the train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnocktrain
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Stranraertrain
14h 25m£198–395Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
10h 50mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
11h 15m£130–280Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Bridgendtrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane CWL - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
11h 25m£130–510
Fishguard to Cairnryan by ferry, bus, train, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fishguard to Cairnryan is to ferry and train and car ferry which costs £70 - £310 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Fishguard to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 7h 38m and costs £90 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Fishguard to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Ffordd yr Efail 2 and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2, Markets, Newhall Street and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 17m.
The distance between Fishguard and Cairnryan is 516 miles. The road distance is 385.5 miles.
The best way to get from Fishguard to Cairnryan without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 17m to get from Fishguard to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Fishguard to Cairnryan bus services, operated by Richards Bros, depart from Ffordd yr Efail 2 station.
The best way to get from Fishguard to Cairnryan is to bus which takes 18h 17m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £190 - £400 and takes 14h 25m.
Fishguard to Cairnryan bus services, operated by Richards Bros, arrive at Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 7.
Yes, the driving distance between Fishguard to Cairnryan is 385 miles. It takes approximately 7h 38m to drive from Fishguard to Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Fishguard, Wales and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Ffordd yr Efail 2 to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2, Birmingham Coach Station, Markets, Lloyd House, Newhall Street, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 18h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Old Pier via Crewe, Carlisle, Kilmarnock, Stranraer, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 14h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £12–18
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- wexfordbus.com
Bus from Wexford Stn to Airport Zone 14
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.wexfordbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–120
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +44 1239 613756
- enquiries@richardsbros.co.uk
- Website
- richardsbros.co.uk
Bus from Ffordd yr Efail 2 to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 7
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.richardsbros.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–30
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–30
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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