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The average bus between John O' Groats and Cairnryan takes 20h 22m and the fastest bus takes 19h 58m. There is at least one bus per day from John O' Groats to Cairnryan. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between John O' Groats and Cairnryan. The earliest departure is at 1:38 PM in the afternoon, and the last departure from John O' Groats is at 6:26 PM which arrives into Cairnryan at 2:25 PM. All services require a transfer at Bus Terminal and take an average of 20h 22m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from John O' Groats to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Caithness General Hospital station and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal station via Inverness Union Street station and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 22m.
John O' Groats to Cairnryan bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Caithness General Hospital station.
John O' Groats to Cairnryan bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Cairnryan Stena Terminal station.
The distance between John O' Groats and Cairnryan is 424.4 km. The road distance is 572 km.
You can take a bus from Post Office to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Bus Terminal, Caithness General Hospital, Inverness Union Street, Bus Station Stance 3, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 12h 7m.
