There are 9 ways to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer by plane, train, bus, rideshare, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
5h 9m£74–177Fly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BRS - BFS
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
7h 23m£54–172Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
10h 50mBus
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodiebus 923
13h 52m£57–109Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Bristol-BRS to Stranraer384.6 mi
6h 37mDrive 384.6 mi
- Drive from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraercar 384.6 mi
6h 37m£93–134Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodiebus
5h 58m£59–153Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
11h 29m£200–338Bus, train
- Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus 216
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Port Rodiebus 500
12h 21m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer is to bus which costs £55 - £110 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer is to fly and train which takes 5h 9m and costs £70 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer. However, there are services departing from Public Transport Interchange and arriving at Port Rodie via Bristol Bus Station, Newhall Street and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Stranraer via Stafford, Glasgow Central and Ayr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 29m.
The distance between Bristol Airport (BRS) and Stranraer is 414 miles. The road distance is 386.8 miles.
The best way to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer, including transfers.
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer is to bus which takes 13h 52m and costs £55 - £110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £200 - £340 and takes 11h 29m.
What companies run services between Bristol Airport (BRS), England and Stranraer, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Public Transport Interchange to Port Rodie via Bristol Bus Station, Newhall Street, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 13h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Public Transport Interchange to Stranraer via Temple Meads Stn, Bristol Temple Meads, Stafford, Glasgow Central, and Ayr in around 11h 29m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £16–35
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £16–35
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Bristol-BRS to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- On demand
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More Questions & Answers
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Stafford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer is 387 miles. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stranraer.
There are 214+ hotels available in Stranraer.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Bristol Airport (BRS) and Stranraer. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.









































