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There are 9 ways to get from America to Cairnryan by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Weeze Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane NRN - EDI
    2. Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus
    6h 48m

  2. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane AMS - GLA
    3. Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pierbus bus
    10h 26m
    £125–320

  3. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    5. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus 923
    15h 49m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus 923
    24h 52m

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from America to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Cairnryancar car
    12h 4m
    £278–360

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane AMS - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus
    9h 58m

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane DUS - EDI
    3. Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus
    10h 15m

  8. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus bus
    4. Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry car ferry
    5. Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry car ferry
    34h 12m
    £140–365

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from America to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Cairnryancar car
    13h 5m
    £167–288

Weeze Airport (NRN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration1h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket£27Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 632.2 mi
  • Duration: 6h 48m

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Cairnryan, Scotland?

You can take a vehicle from America to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Horst-Sevenum, Eindhoven Centraal, Eindhoven Station, London Victoria, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 24h 52m.

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