There are 8 ways to get from Newry to Kilmarnock by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Take the train from Newry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnocktrain
4h 41m£61–170Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Newry to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Kilmarnockcar
4h 19m£54–263Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Newry Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus 238 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
8h 30mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Newry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Harbourtrain
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Kilmarnocktrain
8h 42m£87–323Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Newry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnocktrain
5h 9m£56–139Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Newry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- 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 14m£57–141Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Newry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
5h 42m£54–130Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Newry Bus Station to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnocktrain
5h 41m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newry to Kilmarnock is to train and fly and bus which costs £50 - £130 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Newry to Kilmarnock is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 19m and costs £50 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Newry station to Kilmarnock. However, there are services departing from Newry Bus Station and arriving at Dunlop Street via Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Ayr Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 30m.
The distance between Newry and Kilmarnock is 183 miles.
The best way to get from Newry to Kilmarnock without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 8h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Newry to Kilmarnock, including transfers.
Newry to Kilmarnock bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Newry Bus Station.
Newry to Kilmarnock bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Grand Central Station Stand 11.
There are 545+ hotels available in Kilmarnock.
What companies run services between Newry, Northern Ireland and Kilmarnock, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Newry to Kilmarnock. However, you can take the train to Belfast Grand Central, walk to Grand Central Station Stand 10, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 500 bus to Waterloo Lane, walk to Glasgow Central, then take the train to Kilmarnock. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newry Bus Station to Dunlop Street via Grand Central Station Stand 11, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Ayr, and Ayr Bus Station in around 8h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Newry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £6–9
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Newry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stranraer to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Newry Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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/
Bus from Newry Bus Station to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car 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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