There are 9 ways to get from Europe to Portpatrick by car, car train, train, plane, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, Eurotunnel
best- Drive from Europe to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Portpatrickcar
15h 20m£316–416Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FRA - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
14h 26m£152–319Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Portpatrickcar
16h 22m£225–383Train to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
13h 58m£171–376Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HAJ - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
14h 20mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
15h 37m£175–369Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane AMS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
16h 20m£163–423Train to Frankfurt, fly to Manchester Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane FRA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus
16h 34mTrain, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CGN - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
15h 5m£156–428
Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Portpatrick is to train and fly which costs £150 - £320 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Portpatrick is to train and fly which takes 13h 58m and costs £170 - £380.
The distance between Europe and Portpatrick is 923 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 20m to get from Europe to Portpatrick, including transfers.
Portpatrick is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 5:36 AM in Europe and 4:36 AM in Portpatrick.
There are 206+ hotels available in Portpatrick.
What companies run services between Europe and Portpatrick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Portpatrick. However, you can drive to Calais-Fréthun, take the vehicle to Folkestone, then drive to Portpatrick. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 757 bus to Brick Lane, walk to Paisley Gilmour Street, take the train to Ayr, take the train to Stranraer, walk to Port Rodie, then take the line 367 bus to Post Office.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Hannover Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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