There are 10 ways to get from Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, Bus
best- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
9h 22mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus StationUkn30 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
12h 7m£33–62Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
15h 31m£85–313Drive 294.1 mi
- Drive from Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan294.1 mi
5h 10m£74–107Train
- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
10h 15m£57–278Bus via Ayr
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus StationX77
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Street60 / ...
- Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pier358 / ...
13h 11m£36–75Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- 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
7h 11mFly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BHX - BHD
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
7h 55m£79–373Fly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BHX - BFS
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
8h 27m£75–313Train, fly to Glasgow Airport, line 358 bus
- Take the train from Four Oaks to Birmingham New Street
- 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
7h 45m£60–151
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan is to bus which costs £30 - £65 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 5h 10m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Good Hope Hospital and arriving at Old Pier via Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 7m.
The distance between Sutton Coldfield and Cairnryan is 376 miles. The road distance is 295.9 miles.
The best way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan without a car is to train and Bus which takes 9h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Newhall St station.
The best way to get from Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan is to bus which takes 12h 7m and costs £30 - £65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £55 - £280 and takes 10h 15m.
Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan is 296 miles. It takes approximately 5h 10m to drive from Sutton Coldfield to Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Sutton Coldfield, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Good Hope Hospital to Old Pier via The Square Peg, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, Port Rodie, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 12h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sutton Coldfield to Old Pier via Lichfield Trent Valley, Crewe, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Four Oaks to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–10
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £45–70
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 Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- £3–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- 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 Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- 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 Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
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
- +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
- £35–80
- 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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