There are 12 ways to get from Wrexham to Portrush by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
best- Take the train from Wrexham General to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Coleraine
- Take the train from Coleraine to Portrush
6h 52m£53–158Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Drive from Larne to Portrush
12h 14m£90–418Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Coleraine1 Gc->Ly / ...
13h 16m£67–128Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station830
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Bridge Street 2 to Coleraine Buscentre218
17h 27mTrain, train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Take the train from Coleraine to Portrush
6h 52m£69–227Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
7h 29m£68–224Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Coleraine
7h 29m£55–165Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BHX - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Coleraine
8h 2m£65–196Train to Manchester Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)MAN - LDY
7h 5m£159–374Fly Liverpool to Dublin Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Take the train from Great Victoria Street to Coleraine
9h 20m£66–182Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Take the bus from Ulster University Belfast to Coleraine Buscentre218 / ...
14h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Wrexham to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Portrush
7h 54m£108–274
Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wrexham to Portrush is to car ferry and train which costs £65 - £130 and takes 13h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Wrexham to Portrush is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs £65 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Wrexham station to Portrush. However, there are services departing from Wrexham Bus Station 7 and arriving at Dunluce Avenue via Chester Bus Interchange, Glasgow Buchanan, Bridge Street 2 and Coleraine Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 27m.
The distance between Wrexham and Portrush is 253 miles.
The best way to get from Wrexham to Portrush without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 13h 16m and costs £65 - £130.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Wrexham to Portrush, including transfers.
Wrexham to Portrush bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Wrexham to Portrush bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 693+ hotels available in Portrush.
What companies run services between Wrexham, Wales and Portrush, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Wrexham to Portrush. However, you can take the train to Chester, take the train to Liverpool South Parkway, walk to Liverpool South Parkway, take the bus to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, walk to Liverpool (LPL) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, take the bus to Antrim Depot, walk to Antrim, take the train to Coleraine, then take the train to Portrush. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wrexham General to Portrush via Chester, Warrington Bank Quay, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, Cairnryan, and Larne in around 12h 14m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–65
Flights from Manchester Airport to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wrexham General to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–8
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wrexham General to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wrexham General to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Antrim to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Portrush
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Yorkgate to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Great Victoria Street to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.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/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Bridge Street 2 to Coleraine Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Ulster University Belfast to Coleraine Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- 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 Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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