There are 3 ways to get from Skipton to Portpatrick by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Skipton to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
8h 17mDrive 190.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Skipton to Portpatrickcar 190.7 mi
3h 37m£47–68Train
- Take the train from Skipton to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
8h 36m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skipton to Portpatrick is to drive which costs £45 - £70 and takes 3h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Skipton to Portpatrick is to drive which takes 3h 37m and costs £45 - £70.
The distance between Skipton and Portpatrick is 206 miles. The road distance is 191.8 miles.
The best way to get from Skipton to Portpatrick without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Skipton to Portpatrick, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Skipton to Portpatrick is 192 miles. It takes approximately 3h 37m to drive from Skipton to Portpatrick.
There are 208+ hotels available in Portpatrick.
What companies run services between Skipton, England and Portpatrick, Scotland?
You can take a train from Skipton to Post Office via Carlisle, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Port Rodie in around 8h 36m.
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Skipton to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Skipton to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
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