There are 5 ways to get from Cairnryan to Armadale by bus, train or car
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Recommended option
Bus, train • 3h 16m
Cheapest option
Bus, train via Glasgow • 3h 22m
3 alternative options
Bus, train via Ayr • 4h 47m
Bus • 4h 50m
Drive • 1h 58m
Cairnryan to Armadale by bus, walk and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairnryan to Armadale is to drive which costs £26 - £40 and takes 1h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Cairnryan to Armadale is to drive which takes 1h 58m and costs £26 - £40.
No, there is no direct bus from Cairnryan to Armadale. However, there are services departing from Stena Terminal and arriving at Hunting Lodge via Buchanan Bus Station and Haymarket Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 50m.
The distance between Cairnryan and Armadale is 106 miles. The road distance is 102.8 miles.
The best way to get from Cairnryan to Armadale without a car is to Bus and train which takes 3h 16m and costs £26 - £45.
It takes approximately 3h 16m to get from Cairnryan to Armadale, including transfers.
Cairnryan to Armadale bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink, depart from Stena Terminal station.
Cairnryan to Armadale bus services, operated by Lothian Country Buses, arrive at Hunting Lodge station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairnryan to Armadale is 103 miles. It takes approximately 1h 58m to drive from Cairnryan to Armadale.
There are 421+ hotels available in Armadale. Prices start at £34 per night.
- Distance: 105.6 miles
- Duration: 3h 16m
What companies run services between Cairnryan, Scotland and Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Cairnryan to Armadale via Buchanan Bus Station and Haymarket Station in around 4h 50m.
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Armadale (W Lothian)
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7 - £16
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7 - £10
- 1st Class
- £11 - £16
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12 - £16
- 1st Class
- £18 - £26
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Bathgate
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8 - £18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £8 - £11
- 1st Class
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- feedback@translink.co.uk
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19 - £26
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Adult Single
- £19 - £26
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18 - £26
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Haymarket Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Old Pier to Henrietta Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4 - £7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Henrietta Street to Beresford Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4 - £7
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- mail@lothianbuses.com
- Website
- lothianbuses.com
Bus from Haymarket Station to Hunting Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.lothianbuses.com/
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