There are 8 ways to get from Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Bridgebus 360 / ...
7h 32m£114–179Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from The Terrace to Chester Bus Interchangebus 84
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 830
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
10h 45m£46–77Train, bus via Carlisle
- Take the train from Crewe to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
8h 5mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Chester Bus Interchangebus 84
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
15h 4m£66–160Drive 247.3 mi
- Drive from Crewe to Cairnryan Harbourcar 247.3 mi
4h 18m£61–88Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
7h 39m£64–171Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
8h£71–364Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
7h 44m£67–203
Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour is to bus which costs £45 - £80 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour is to drive which takes 4h 18m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour. However, there are services departing from The Terrace and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Chester Bus Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 45m.
The distance between Crewe and Cairnryan Harbour is 332 miles. The road distance is 248.7 miles.
The best way to get from Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 32m and costs £110 - £180.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour, including transfers.
Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour bus services, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, depart from The Terrace station.
Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour bus services, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, arrive at Chester Bus Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour is 249 miles. It takes approximately 4h 18m to drive from Crewe to Cairnryan Harbour.
There are 206+ hotels available in Cairnryan Harbour.
What companies run services between Crewe, England and Cairnryan Harbour, Scotland?
You can take a bus from The Terrace to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Chester Bus Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 10h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–95
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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 Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- 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
- 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
Bus from Bus Station to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Bus from The Terrace to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- 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
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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