There are 8 ways to get from Carnlough to Scotland by bus, car ferry, taxi, train, busferry, car, 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.
Bus, car ferry, taxi, train
best- Take the bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Roadbus 162
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the taxi from Cairnryan to Girvantaxi
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
7h 17m£167–411Bus, train, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Roadbus 162
- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
9h 9m£14–18Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
4h£48–254Bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Roadbus
- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
4h 56m£52–127Bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Roadbus
- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
4h 39m£46–152Bus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Carnlough Harbour to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
4h 37m£42–110Bus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Carnlough Harbour to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
4h 55m£44–110Bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Roadbus
- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHD - ABZ
5h 10m£112–254
Carnlough to Scotland by bus, train, and busferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carnlough to Scotland is to bus and train and bus and ferry which costs £14 - £19 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Carnlough to Scotland is to car ferry and drive which takes 4h and costs £45 - £260.
The distance between Carnlough and Scotland is 179 miles.
The best way to get from Carnlough to Scotland without a car is to bus and car ferry and taxi and train which takes 7h 17m and costs £160 - £420.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Carnlough to Scotland, including transfers.
There are 1504+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Carnlough, Northern Ireland and Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Carnlough to Scotland. However, you can take the bus to Circular Road, walk to Larne Town, take the train to Larne Harbour, walk to Larne, take the car ferry to Cairnryan, take the taxi to Girvan, take the train to Ayr, then take the train to Glasgow Central. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Carnlough Harbour to Glasgow Buchanan via Circular Road, Larne Town, Belfast Grand Central, and Belfast, Europa Buscentre in around 9h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Road
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Road
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Road
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Road
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Carnlough Harbour to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Carnlough Harbour to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Carnlough Harbour to Circular Road
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- £110–140
Executive Cabs Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 755 224 0041
- Website
- executivecabsglasgow.co.uk
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