There are 10 ways to get from Stranraer to Dover by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via London
best- Take the bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries stationbus 500
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
9h 42mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
7h 35m£79–199Bus
- Take the bus from Stranraer Port Rodie to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 007 / ...
15h 54mDrive 472.3 mi
- Drive from Stranraer to Dovercar 472.3 mi
8h 3m£114–164Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
7h 6m£116–298Bus, train
- Take the bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries stationbus 500
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the bus from Carlisle to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Pencester Roadbus 007
16h 53mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
7h 49m£111–335Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
7h 27m£81–229Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GLA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
7h 47m£88–216Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
8h 35m£129–323
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stranraer to Dover is to train and fly which costs £80 - £230 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Stranraer to Dover is to train and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs £110 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Stranraer to Dover. However, there are services departing from Stranraer Port Rodie and arriving at Pencester Road via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 54m.
The distance between Stranraer and Dover is 487 miles. The road distance is 475.1 miles.
The best way to get from Stranraer to Dover without a car is to bus and train via London which takes 9h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Stranraer to Dover, including transfers.
Stranraer to Dover bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Stranraer Port Rodie station.
Stranraer to Dover bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stranraer to Dover is 475 miles. It takes approximately 8h 3m to drive from Stranraer to Dover.
There are 1073+ hotels available in Dover.
What companies run services between Stranraer, Scotland and Dover, England?
You can take a bus from Stranraer Port Rodie to Pencester Road via Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, and Bus Station in around 15h 54m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.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 Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- 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/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Stranraer Port Rodie to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Carlisle to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Carlisle to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Pencester Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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