There are 5 ways to get from Liverpool to Portpatrick by train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Lockerbietrain Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Port Rodiebus 500
7h 11mTrain
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
8h 14m£48–145Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
13h 8m£70–108Drive 227.7 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to Portpatrickcar 227.7 mi
4h 6m£56–81Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodiebus 923
10h 16m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Portpatrick is to drive which costs £55 - £85 and takes 4h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Portpatrick is to drive which takes 4h 6m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Portpatrick. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Post Office via Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station and Port Rodie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 16m.
The distance between Liverpool and Portpatrick is 250 miles. The road distance is 229 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Portpatrick without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Liverpool to Portpatrick, including transfers.
Liverpool to Portpatrick bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Portpatrick is to train which takes 8h 14m and costs £45 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 16m.
Liverpool to Portpatrick bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Portpatrick is 229 miles. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Liverpool to Portpatrick.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Portpatrick, Scotland?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Post Office via Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Port Rodie in around 8h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Liverpool to South Crescent via Belfast, Cairnryan, Stena Terminal, and Port Rodie in around 13h 8m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- 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
- £26–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- 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 Whitesands to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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
- £35–60
- 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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