There are 9 ways to get from Holyhead to Dunfermline by train, bus, car, ferry, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Holyhead - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarkettrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
6h 58m£123–211Ferry to Dublin Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
7h 55m£57–179Train, bus
- Take the train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to North Approach Roadbus X24 / ...
10h 23m£86–189Drive 326.9 mi
- Drive from Holyhead to Dunfermlinecar 326.9 mi
5h 39m£79–114Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain Holyhead - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh
7h 47m£131–236Train to Liverpool, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
7h 51m£105–243Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
6h 44m£102–216Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
7h 57m£102–250Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverkeithingtrain
9h 53m£165–395
Holyhead to Dunfermline by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Holyhead to Dunfermline is to drive which costs £75 - £120 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Holyhead to Dunfermline is to drive which takes 5h 39m and costs £75 - £120.
No, there is no direct train from Holyhead to Dunfermline. However, there are services departing from Holyhead and arriving at Dunfermline Town via Warrington Bank Quay and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 58m.
The distance between Holyhead and Dunfermline is 335 miles. The road distance is 328.8 miles.
The best way to get from Holyhead to Dunfermline without a car is to train which takes 6h 58m and costs £120 - £220.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Holyhead to Dunfermline, including transfers.
Holyhead to Dunfermline train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Holyhead station.
Holyhead to Dunfermline train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Warrington Bank Quay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Holyhead to Dunfermline is 329 miles. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Holyhead to Dunfermline.
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What companies run services between Holyhead, Wales and Dunfermline, Scotland?
You can take a train from Holyhead to Dunfermline Town via Warrington Bank Quay and Haymarket in around 6h 58m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–410
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Inverkeithing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverkeithing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Aberdeen to Inverkeithing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverkeithing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to North Approach Road
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
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