There are 8 ways to get from Perth to Cairnryan by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PER - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
26h 58mFly to Campbeltown, drive
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane PER - CAL
- Drive from Campbeltown (CAL) to Cairnryancar
32h 25m£342–1,028Fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PER - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus
27h 22m£435–1,360Fly to Newcastle, train, Bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Newcastle (NCL)plane PER - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
29h 41mFly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane PER - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
28h 26m£491–2,046Fly to Manchester Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PER - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus
30h 56m£472–1,611Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train, Bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PER - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
29h 51mFly to Birmingham Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane PER - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus
33h 18m£583–2,042
Perth Airport (PER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Cairnryan is to fly and drive which costs £340 - £1,100 and takes 32h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Cairnryan is to fly and train and bus which takes 27h 22m and costs £430 - £1,400.
The distance between Perth and Cairnryan is 9314 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 58m to get from Perth to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Cairnryan is 7h behind Perth. It is currently 10:53 AM in Perth and 3:53 AM in Cairnryan.
There are 125+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Cairnryan, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Cairnryan. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Airport, take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, walk to Glasgow Buchanan, then take the bus to Cairnryan Stena Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 757 bus to Brick Lane, walk to Paisley Gilmour Street, take the train to Ayr, take the train to Girvan, walk to Rail Station, then take the bus to Old Pier.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Perth Airport to Campbeltown via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–950
Flights from Perth Airport to Campbeltown via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Campbeltown via Rome, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,700
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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 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/
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/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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