There are 5 ways to get from East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbour by bus, train, or car
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Line 6 bus, Bus
best- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Streetbus 6 / ...
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
4h 34mDrive 74.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbourcar 74.7 mi
1h 31m£19–27Train, bus
- Take the train from East Kilbride to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Bridgebus 360 / ...
5h 2m£41–75Line 6 bus, bus via Port Rodie
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Streetbus 6 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodiebus 923
5h 56m£23–45Bus
- Take the bus from Coplaw Street to Ayr Bus Stationbus 4
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Streetbus 60 / ...
- Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Bridgebus 360 / ...
6h 4m£30–43
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbour is to drive which costs £18 - £27 and takes 1h 31m.
The fastest way to get from East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbour is to drive which takes 1h 31m and costs £18 - £27.
No, there is no direct bus from East Kilbride station to Cairnryan Harbour. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 34m.
The distance between East Kilbride and Cairnryan Harbour is 94 miles. The road distance is 75.2 miles.
The best way to get from East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbour without a car is to line 6 bus and Bus which takes 4h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbour, including transfers.
East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbour bus services, operated by First Greater Glasgow, depart from Bus Station.
East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbour bus services, operated by First Greater Glasgow, arrive at Buchanan Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbour is 75 miles. It takes approximately 1h 31m to drive from East Kilbride to Cairnryan Harbour.
There are 221+ hotels available in Cairnryan Harbour.
What companies run services between East Kilbride, Scotland and Cairnryan Harbour, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Buchanan Street and Glasgow Buchanan in around 4h 34m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from East Kilbride to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Henrietta Street to Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Coplaw Street to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Henrietta Street to Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £16–35
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