There are 9 ways to get from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Bridgebus 360 / ...
9h 54m£122–196Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange to Glasgowbus Uk010 / ...
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
13h 13m£40–61Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
15h 7m£96–198Drive 256.2 mi
- Drive from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbourcar 256.2 mi
5h 6m£64–92Train
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
10h 5m£184–281Train, bus via Carlisle
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
10h 51mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
8h 58m£89–369Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
8h 42m£85–198Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
7h 49m£69–163
Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour is to bus which costs £40 - £65 and takes 13h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour is to drive which takes 5h 6m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour. However, there are services departing from Donkey Derby and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Eyre Street/Moor Market ES3, Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour. However, there are services departing from Chesterfield and arriving at Stranraer via Glasgow Central and Ayr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 5m.
The distance between Chesterfield and Cairnryan Harbour is 367 miles. The road distance is 257.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 54m and costs £120 - £200.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour, including transfers.
Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange station.
Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Chesterfield station.
The best way to get from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour is to bus which takes 13h 13m and costs £40 - £65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £180 - £290 and takes 10h 5m.
What companies run services between Chesterfield, England and Cairnryan Harbour, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Donkey Derby to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Eyre Street/Moor Market ES3, Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange, Glasgow, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 13h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chesterfield to Old Pier via Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Port Rodie Ferry Terminal in around 10h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Chesterfield to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Chesterfield to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Chesterfield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Chesterfield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Rail Station to Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Phone
- +44 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
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Booking & Getting There
Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Glasgow station.
Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour is 258 miles. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Chesterfield to Cairnryan Harbour.
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