There are 10 ways to get from Portrush to Bristol by train, plane, car, car ferry, busferry, or bus
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Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
best- Take the train from Coleraine to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BFS - BRS
5h 12m£40–104Drive, car ferry, train
- Drive from Portrush to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
14h 7m£108–542Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Coleraine to Yorkgatetrain
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
15h 31m£82–223Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
18h 41mTrain to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Coleraine to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BHD - BRS
5h 17m£46–158Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Coleraine to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BFS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
7h 5m£55–190Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Coleraine to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BHD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
7h 19m£72–264Train, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DUB - BRS
8h 34mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Coleraine Buscentre to High Streetbus 218
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Bristol Bus Stationbus
20h 8mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Portrush to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Bristolcar
9h 25m£127–378
Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portrush to Bristol is to train and fly which costs £35 - £110 and takes 5h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Portrush to Bristol is to train and fly which takes 5h 12m and costs £35 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Portrush to Bristol station. However, there are services departing from Dunluce Avenue and arriving at Bristol Bus Station via Coleraine Buscentre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 8m.
The distance between Portrush and Bristol is 329 miles.
The best way to get from Portrush to Bristol without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 18h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Portrush to Bristol, including transfers.
Portrush to Bristol bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Coleraine Buscentre station.
Portrush to Bristol bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at High Street station.
There are 2478+ hotels available in Bristol.
What companies run services between Portrush, Northern Ireland and Bristol, England?
There is no direct connection from Portrush to Bristol. However, you can take the train to Coleraine, take the train to Antrim, walk to Antrim Buscentre, take the bus to Belfast International Airport, walk to Belfast International Airport (BFS) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, then take the bus to Bedminster Parade. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Portrush to Bristol Temple Meads via Larne, Cairnryan, Stranraer, Ayr, Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay, and Birmingham New Street in around 14h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–75
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £18–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Coleraine to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Yorkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Coleraine Buscentre to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Bristol Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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