There are 7 ways to get from Liverpool to Cairnryan by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
7h 42mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
7h 51m£50–135Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
11h 22m£66–106Drive 226.6 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to Cairnryancar 226.6 mi
4h 1m£55–79Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus 170 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
10h 30mFly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
7h 30m£63–191Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
7h 17m£68–212
Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Cairnryan is to drive which costs £50 - £80 and takes 4h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 4h 1m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Manchester Airport The Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Liverpool to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Liverpool and arriving at Cairnryan via Belfast. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 22m.
The distance between Liverpool and Cairnryan is 243 miles. The road distance is 227.9 miles.
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The best way to get from Liverpool to Cairnryan without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Liverpool to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Liverpool to Cairnryan bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Cairnryan is to train which takes 7h 51m and costs £50 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 30m.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Old Pier via Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 7h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Liverpool to Cairnryan via Belfast in around 11h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Liverpool to Cairnryan bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Airport The Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Cairnryan is 228 miles. It takes approximately 4h 1m to drive from Liverpool to Cairnryan.
There are 190+ hotels available in Cairnryan.