There are 9 ways to get from Nuneaton to Cairnryan by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Nuneaton to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus 358 / ...
9h 10m£104–349Fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus
7h 48m£53–173Bus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
11h 7mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
15h 56mDrive 310.7 mi
- Drive from Nuneaton to Cairnryancar 310.7 mi
5h 20m£76–110Train, bus via Carlisle
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
10h 6mFly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- 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
7h 26mFly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BHX - BFS
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
8h 6m£66–202Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
8h 3m£77–238
Nuneaton to Cairnryan by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nuneaton to Cairnryan is to drive which costs £75 - £110 and takes 5h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Nuneaton to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 5h 20m and costs £75 - £110.
The distance between Nuneaton and Cairnryan is 392 miles. The road distance is 312.5 miles.
The best way to get from Nuneaton to Cairnryan without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 10m and costs £100 - £350.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Nuneaton to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Nuneaton to Cairnryan is 313 miles. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Nuneaton to Cairnryan.
There are 201+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Nuneaton, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a train from Nuneaton to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Birmingham New Street, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 11h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £18–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £22–35
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £55–85
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £90–130
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £150–220
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £30–45
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £70–110
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–320
- 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
- £12–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–16
- 1st Class
- £21–29
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £10–14
- 1st Class
- £18–26
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £10–14
- 1st Class
- £18–26
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £24–35
- 1st Class
- £45–60
Bus from Rail Station to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- 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 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- 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
- £36–200
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £36–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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