There are 8 ways to get from Larne to Kilmarnock by car ferry, car, busferry, train, plane, ferry, or bus
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Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Kilmarnockcar
3h 59m£48–73Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayrbusferry 923
7h 59mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnocktrain
5h 20m£48–129Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Larne to Cairnryanferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Kilmarnocktrain Stranraer - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 58m£60–288Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Great Centraltrain 1_Lr->Gc / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
8h 25mTrain to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Larne Town to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
5h 8m£49–153Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Larne Town to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnocktrain
4h 45m£50–164Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
5h 44m£51–118
Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Larne to Kilmarnock is to car ferry and drive which costs £45 - £75 and takes 3h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Larne to Kilmarnock is to car ferry and drive which takes 3h 59m and costs £45 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Larne station to Kilmarnock. However, there are services departing from Larne Bus Station and arriving at Church Street via Nelson Street, Belfast Stena Line Terminus and Ayr Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 59m.
The distance between Larne and Kilmarnock is 126 miles.
The best way to get from Larne to Kilmarnock without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Larne to Kilmarnock, including transfers.
Larne to Kilmarnock bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast Stena Line Terminus station.
Larne to Kilmarnock bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Ayr station.
There are 508+ hotels available in Kilmarnock.
What companies run services between Larne, Northern Ireland and Kilmarnock, Scotland?
Translink operates a vehicle from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayr 3 times a day, and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Larne Town to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Larne Town to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–10
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stranraer to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £20–27
- 1st Class
- £30–50
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
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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