There are 10 ways to get from Silverstone to Cairnryan by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, Bus via Crewe
best- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
10h 48mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Park to Buchanan Bus StationUkn31
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
14h 5m£44–102Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Silverstone Race Circuit to Liverpool, Liverpool OneS5
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
17h 31m£93–287Drive 349.2 mi
- Drive from Silverstone to Cairnryan349.2 mi
6h 3m£88–127Train
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
10h 57m£83–276Train, bus
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Girvan
- Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pier358 / ...
11h 50m£68–220Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Northampton to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
8h 22mBus to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Lake to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
9h 7mBus, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, line 358 bus
- Take the bus from Silverstone Park to Rail Station approach road
- Take the train from Northampton to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Girvan
- Take the bus from Elder Avenue to Old Pier
8h 56m£62–154Line 82 bus, bus to Luton Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, line 358 bus
- Take the bus from Cach Yard Farm to Lake
- Take the bus from Lake to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Girvan
- Take the bus from Elder Avenue to Old Pier
9h 40m£71–173
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Silverstone to Cairnryan is to bus which costs £40 - £110 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Silverstone to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 6h 3m and costs £85 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Silverstone to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from High Street and arriving at Old Pier via Coach Park, Buchanan Bus Station and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 5m.
The distance between Silverstone and Cairnryan is 454 miles. The road distance is 351.3 miles.
The best way to get from Silverstone to Cairnryan without a car is to train and Bus via Crewe which takes 10h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Silverstone to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Silverstone to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Coach Park station.
The best way to get from Silverstone to Cairnryan is to bus which takes 14h 5m and costs £40 - £110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £80 - £280 and takes 10h 57m.
Silverstone to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Silverstone to Cairnryan is 351 miles. It takes approximately 6h 3m to drive from Silverstone to Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Silverstone, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from High Street to Old Pier via Northampton Bus Interchange, Coach Park, Buchanan Bus Station, Port Rodie, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 14h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Silverstone Park to Old Pier via Rail Station approach road, Northampton, Milton Keynes Central, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 10h 57m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Northampton to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Northampton to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £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 Glasgow Central to Girvan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Girvan
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Silverstone Race Circuit to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Lake to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Elder Avenue to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 01604 67 60 60
- midlands.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Silverstone Park to Rail Station approach road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/midlands
- Single
- £2–3
Bus from Cach Yard Farm to Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/midlands
- Single
- £2–3
- 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
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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