There are 7 ways to get from Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Londonderry by train, plane, car ferry, busferry, bus, or car
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Train, fly to City Of Derry Airport
best- Take the train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane GLA - LDY
4h 13m£89–220Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Londonderrycar
4h 39m£53–262Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Prestwick Town to Stranraertrain
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Take the train from York Street to Londonderrytrain Re
8h 36m£89–320Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Harberton Parkbus 212 / ...
8h 41mBus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Ayr to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Take the train from York Street to Londonderrytrain Re
9h 39mTrain, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Londonderrytrain
5h 50m£72–175Train, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Londonderrytrain
5h 50m£61–147
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Londonderry is to drive and car ferry which costs £50 - £270 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Londonderry is to train and fly which takes 4h 13m and costs £85 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Londonderry. However, there are services departing from Prestwick Airport Stop 2 and arriving at Harberton Park via Ayr and Grand Central Station Stand 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 41m.
The distance between Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) and Londonderry is 163 miles.
The best way to get from Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Londonderry without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 8h 36m and costs £85 - £320.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Londonderry, including transfers.
Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Londonderry bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Ayr station.
Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Londonderry bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
There are 379+ hotels available in Londonderry.
What companies run services between Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK), Scotland and Londonderry, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Glasgow/Prestwick Airport (PIK) to Londonderry. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the line 757 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport (LDY), walk to City of Derry Airport, then take the line 234 bus to May Street. Alternatively, you can take a train from Prestwick Town to Londonderry via Stranraer, Cairnryan, Larne, Larne Harbour, and York Street in around 8h 36m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Prestwick Town to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Prestwick Intl Airport to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from York Street to Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from York Street to Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Antrim to Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Harberton Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Ayr to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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