There are 6 ways to get from Holyhead to Guernsey by train, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
10h 55m$360–693Train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane MAN - GCI
6h 51m$174–331Train, car ferry via Newport
- Take the train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Portsmouth Harbourtrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
19h 45m$268–574Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Holyhead to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
8h 54m$251–351Train, car ferry via Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
20h 11m$237–624Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane BHX - GCI
7h$187–531
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Guernsey Airport (GCI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Holyhead to Guernsey is to train and fly which costs $170 - $340 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Holyhead to Guernsey is to train and fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $170 - $340.
The distance between Holyhead and Guernsey is 761 km.
The best way to get from Holyhead to Guernsey without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 10h 55m and costs $360 - $700.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Holyhead to Guernsey, including transfers.
There are 55+ hotels available in Guernsey.
What companies run services between Holyhead, Wales and Guernsey?
There is no direct connection from Holyhead to Guernsey. However, you can take the train to London Euston, walk to Euston station, take the subway to Waterloo Station, walk to London Waterloo, take the train to Poole, walk to Port Of Poole, then take the car ferry to Guernsey St Peter Port. Alternatively, you can take a train from Holyhead to Guernsey St Peter Port via Newport (S Wales), Portsmouth Harbour, The Hard Interchange, International Port, and Portsmouth International Port in around 19h 45m.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $130–190
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $220–310
Train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $65–90
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $120–180
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $18–25
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $60–90
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $65–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $110–160
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- $110–160
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- $70–100
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- $65–95
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- $15–22
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $90–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $120–170
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $95–140
- 1st Class
- $190–270
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $35–50
- 1st Class
- $45–65
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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