There are 7 ways to get from Achill Island to Cambridge by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to London Stansted Airport
best- Take the bus from Droichead Acla to Castlebarbus
- Take the bus from Castlebar to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NOC - STN
7h 8m£46–221Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dooagh to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Cambridgecar
13h 6m£165–429Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the bus from Droichead Acla to Castlebarbus
- Take the bus from Castlebar to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NOC - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Parksidebus
8h 19m£50–196Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Droichead Acla to Castlebarbus
- Take the bus from Castlebar to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NOC - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
8h 18m£116–504Bus, bus to Shannon Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the bus from Droichead Acla to Westportbus
- Take the bus from Westport to Galway Ceanntbus
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SNN - STN
10h 30m£73–278Bus, bus to Shannon Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Droichead Acla to Westportbus
- Take the bus from Westport to Galway Ceanntbus
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SNN - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
11h 36m£128–481Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Take the bus from Droichead Acla to Castlebarbus
- Take the bus from Castlebar to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane NOC - EMA
- Take the train from Nottingham to Elytrain
9h 46m£84–397
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to London Stansted Airport (STN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Achill Island to Cambridge is to bus and fly which costs £50 - £200 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Achill Island to Cambridge is to bus and fly which takes 7h 8m and costs £45 - £230.
The distance between Achill Island and Cambridge is 491 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Achill Island to Cambridge, including transfers.
There are 902+ hotels available in Cambridge.
What companies run services between Achill Island, IE-MO, Ireland and Cambridge, England?
There is no direct connection from Achill Island to Cambridge. However, you can take the bus to Castlebar, take the bus to Ireland W Airport, walk to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) airport, fly to London Stansted Airport (STN), walk to Stansted Airport, then take the train to Cambridge. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dooagh to Cambridge via Larne and Cairnryan in around 13h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–150
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–180
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–360
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatnorthernrail.com
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 094 9005150
- [email protected]
- Website
- locallinkmayo.ie
Bus from Droichead Acla to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://locallinkmayo.ie/
- Contactless/Leap Discount
- £2
- Standard Adult Single
- £2
Bus from Droichead Acla to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://locallinkmayo.ie/
- Contactless/Leap Discount
- £2
- Standard Adult Single
- £2
Bus from Droichead Acla to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://locallinkmayo.ie/
- Contactless/Leap Discount
- £2
- Standard Adult Single
- £2
Bus from Droichead Acla to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://locallinkmayo.ie/
- Contactless/Leap Discount
- £2
- Standard Adult Single
- £2
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Castlebar to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £12–17
Bus from Castlebar to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £12–17
Bus from Castlebar to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £12–17
Bus from Droichead Acla to Westport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £11–16
Bus from Westport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £15–21
Bus from Droichead Acla to Westport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £11–16
Bus from Westport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £15–21
Bus from Castlebar to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £12–17
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- 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
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