There are 13 ways to get from Stranraer to Poole by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
best- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
6h 28m£72–210Train
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Bournemouthtrain
12h 5m£111–526Bus
- 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 Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
16h 4mDrive 436.6 mi
- Drive from Stranraer to Poolecar 436.6 mi
7h 55m£106–152Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
7h 37m£113–248Train, 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 Woking to Pooletrain
8h 6m£115–324Train, 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 West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
8h 20m£95–238Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
8h 49m£80–242Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
9h 58m£82–255Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bournemouth Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH)plane EDI - BOH
8h 20m£77–291Bus, train
- 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 Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Bournemouthtrain
12h 5mBus, train via Manchester
- 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouthtrain
12h 56mBus, train via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries stationbus 500
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Stationbus 160
16h 55m
Stranraer to Poole by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stranraer to Poole is to train and fly which costs £70 - £210 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Stranraer to Poole is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs £70 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Stranraer to Poole station. However, there are services departing from Stranraer Port Rodie and arriving at Seldown Coach Station via Buchanan Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Stranraer to Poole. However, there are services departing from Stranraer and arriving at Poole via Ayr, Glasgow Central, Wolverhampton and Bournemouth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
The distance between Stranraer and Poole is 497 miles. The road distance is 439.1 miles.
The best way to get from Stranraer to Poole without a car is to train which takes 12h 5m and costs £110 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Stranraer to Poole, including transfers.
Stranraer to Poole bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Stranraer Port Rodie station.
Stranraer to Poole train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Stranraer station.
The best way to get from Stranraer to Poole is to train which takes 12h 5m and costs £110 - £550. Alternatively, you can Bus, which costs and takes 16h 4m.
What companies run services between Stranraer, Scotland and Poole, England?
You can take a train from Stranraer to Poole via Ayr, Glasgow Central, Wolverhampton, and Bournemouth in around 12h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stranraer Port Rodie to Seldown Coach Station via Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 16h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
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 Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bournemouth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–240
- 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 Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Woking to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–23
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Wolverhampton to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–310
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–390
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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/
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More Questions & Answers
Stranraer to Poole bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Stranraer to Poole train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Ayr station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stranraer to Poole is 439 miles. It takes approximately 7h 55m to drive from Stranraer to Poole.
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