There are 6 ways to get from Greenock to Castletown by car, car ferry, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Greenock to Heysham
- Take the car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglas
7h 12m$102–180Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Station906 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One802
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
11h 29m$95–336Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Liverpool Lime StreetGlasgow Central - Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
10h 26m$97–410Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)GLA - IOM
4h 59m$129–320Train, car ferry via Lancaster
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to LancasterGlasgow Central - Rugby / ...
- Take the car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglas
9h 3m$102–214Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Greenock West to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)EDI - IOM
4h 14m$125–293
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greenock to Castletown is to bus and car ferry which costs $95 - $340 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Greenock to Castletown is to train and bus and fly which takes 4h 14m and costs $120 - $300.
The distance between Greenock and Castletown is 430 km.
The best way to get from Greenock to Castletown without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 10h 26m and costs $95 - $410.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Greenock to Castletown, including transfers.
There are 102+ hotels available in Castletown.
What companies run services between Greenock, Scotland and Castletown, Isle of Man?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Greenock West to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- enquiries@mcgillsbuses.co.uk
- Website
- mcgillsbuses.co.uk
Bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $44–90
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Standard fare
- $90
- Foot Passenger
- $44
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–244
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- $45
- Standard Fare
- $244
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