There are 7 ways to get from Cumbernauld to Holyhead by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Motherwell to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyheadtrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead / ...
7h 1m£115–209Fly Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GLA - DUB
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
8h 59m£45–165Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Preston to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
9h 42m£69–199Drive 315.2 mi
- Drive from Cumbernauld to Holyheadcar 315.2 mi
5h 14m£77–111Train via Rhyl
- Take the train from Motherwell to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Rhyltrain
- Take the train from Rhyl to Holyheadtrain
8h 33m£121–219Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
7h 39m£88–205Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Croy to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
8h£110–237
Cumbernauld to Holyhead by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cumbernauld to Holyhead is to fly and ferry which costs £45 - £170 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cumbernauld to Holyhead is to drive which takes 5h 14m and costs £75 - £110.
No, there is no direct train from Cumbernauld to Holyhead. However, there are services departing from Cumbernauld and arriving at Holyhead via Motherwell and Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 1m.
The distance between Cumbernauld and Holyhead is 321 miles. The road distance is 317.1 miles.
The best way to get from Cumbernauld to Holyhead without a car is to train which takes 7h 1m and costs £110 - £210.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Cumbernauld to Holyhead, including transfers.
Cumbernauld to Holyhead train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Motherwell station.
Cumbernauld to Holyhead train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Warrington Bank Quay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cumbernauld to Holyhead is 317 miles. It takes approximately 5h 14m to drive from Cumbernauld to Holyhead.
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What companies run services between Cumbernauld, Scotland and Holyhead, Wales?
You can take a train from Cumbernauld to Holyhead via Motherwell and Warrington Bank Quay in around 7h 1m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Motherwell to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rhyl to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Rhyl to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Motherwell to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Croy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- ScotRail
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
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