There are 9 ways to get from Nottingham to Cairnryan by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, Bus
best- Take the train from Grantham to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
8h 56mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Streetbus 60 / ...
- Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pierbus 358 / ...
12h 35m£51–82Bus via Manchester
- Take the bus from Greyfriar Gate to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodiebus 923
11h 50mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
15h 44m£84–192Drive 281.5 mi
- Drive from Nottingham to Cairnryancar 281.5 mi
5h 24m£69–100Train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Chesterfieldtrain
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
11h 10m£159–469Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
8h 4mFly East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EMA - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
7h 59m£77–233Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
8h 34m£60–165
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Cairnryan is to bus which costs £50 - £85 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 5h 24m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Greyfriar Gate and arriving at Old Pier via Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 50m.
The distance between Nottingham and Cairnryan is 438 miles. The road distance is 283.1 miles.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Cairnryan without a car is to train and Bus which takes 8h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Nottingham to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Nottingham to Cairnryan bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Greyfriar Gate station.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Cairnryan is to bus via Manchester which takes 11h 50m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £150 - £470 and takes 11h 10m.
Nottingham to Cairnryan bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nottingham to Cairnryan is 283 miles. It takes approximately 5h 24m to drive from Nottingham to Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Greyfriar Gate to Old Pier via Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, Port Rodie, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 11h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nottingham to Old Pier via Chesterfield, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 11h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Grantham to York
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–420
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £130–200
- 1st Class
- £300–420
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Greyfriar Gate to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- 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 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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