There are 6 ways to get from Liverpool to Cumnock by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
5h 5m£40–152Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station802 / ...
5h 47m£36–50Drive 198.8 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to Cumnock198.8 mi
3h 34m£50–72Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LPL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Auchinleck
6h 17m£76–199Train, Steam train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leyland
- Take the train from Leyland to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
8h 36mFly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Auchinleck
7h 34m£85–242
Liverpool to Cumnock by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Cumnock is to bus which costs £35 - £55 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Cumnock is to drive which takes 3h 34m and costs £45 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Cumnock station. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Cumnock Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station and Kilmarnock Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 47m.
The distance between Liverpool and Cumnock is 204 miles. The road distance is 200 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Cumnock without a car is to train which takes 5h 5m and costs £40 - £160.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Liverpool to Cumnock, including transfers.
Liverpool to Cumnock bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Cumnock is to train which takes 5h 5m and costs £40 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £55 and takes 5h 47m.
Liverpool to Cumnock bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Cumnock is 200 miles. It takes approximately 3h 34m to drive from Liverpool to Cumnock.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Cumnock, Scotland?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Cumnock Bus Station via Preston, Carlisle, Auchinleck, and Well Road in around 5h 5m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost £29–40 and the journey takes 4h.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leyland
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Train from Leyland to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £21–28
- 1st Class
- £30–50
Train from Glasgow Central to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 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 Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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