The average bus between Southampton and Cairnryan takes 15h 55m and the fastest bus takes 15h 40m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from Southampton 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 6 times a week between Southampton and Cairnryan. The earliest departure is at 6:30 PM in the evening, and the last departure from Southampton is at 7:00 PM which arrives into Cairnryan at 10:40 AM. All services require a transfer at Heathrow Central Bus Station and take an average of 15h 55m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Southampton to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Southampton station and arriving at Cairnryan station via Heathrow Central Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
Southampton to Cairnryan bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Cairnryan bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Cairnryan Stena Terminal station.
The distance between Southampton and Cairnryan is 513.3 km. The road distance is 960 km.
You can take a bus from Coach Station to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 17h 35m.