There are 8 ways to get from Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Colwyn Baytrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead / ...
6h 11m£101–245Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to Colwyn Baytrain
8h 31m£33–98Drive 265.4 mi
- Drive from Kilmarnock to Colwyn Baycar 265.4 mi
4h 45m£65–94Fly Glasgow Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Colwyn Baytrain
7h 24m£96–188Train via Liverpool
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Glasgow Central - Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Colwyn Baytrain Liverpool Lime Street - Llandudno
7h 45m£42–155Fly Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GLA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Colwyn Baytrain
7h 43m£91–215Fly 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 Colwyn Baytrain
7h 38m£90–170Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Colwyn Baytrain
8h 11m£86–179
Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay is to bus and train which costs £30 - £100 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay is to drive which takes 4h 45m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct train from Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay. However, there are services departing from Kilmarnock and arriving at Colwyn Bay via Glasgow Central and Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 11m.
The distance between Kilmarnock and Colwyn Bay is 301 miles. The road distance is 266.9 miles.
The best way to get from Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay without a car is to train which takes 6h 11m and costs £100 - £250.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay, including transfers.
Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Warrington Bank Quay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay is 267 miles. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay.
There are 1298+ hotels available in Colwyn Bay.
What companies run services between Kilmarnock, Scotland and Colwyn Bay, Wales?
You can take a train from Kilmarnock to Colwyn Bay via Glasgow Central and Warrington Bank Quay in around 6h 11m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- 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 Chester to Colwyn Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Colwyn Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Colwyn Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Colwyn Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £24–35
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Colwyn Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Colwyn Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Colwyn Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £50–75
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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 Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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