There are 4 ways to get from Cairnryan to Isle of Man by car ferry, busferry, bus, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry
best- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
7h 45m$50–319Bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
11h 41mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
12h 30m$193–330Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane EDI - IOM
5h 38m$143–343
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairnryan to Isle of Man is to car ferry which costs $50 - $320 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cairnryan to Isle of Man is to bus and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $140 - $350.
No, there is no direct ferry from Cairnryan to Isle of Man. However, there are services departing from Cairnryan and arriving at Isle of Man Douglas via Port of Larne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
The distance between Cairnryan and Isle of Man is 176 km.
The best way to get from Cairnryan to Isle of Man without a car is to car ferry which takes 7h 45m and costs $50 - $320.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Cairnryan to Isle of Man, including transfers.
There are 145+ hotels available in Isle of Man.
What companies run services between Cairnryan, Scotland and Isle of Man?
You can take a car ferry from Cairnryan to Isle of Man Douglas via Larne and Port of Larne in around 7h 45m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $20–40
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- $30–65
- Passenger Car
- $180–300
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $21–379
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- $54
- Motorcycle&Adult
- $194
- Car&Adult
- $379
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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