There are 4 ways to get from Haltwhistle to Cairnryan by train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus 360 / ...
6h 27m£60–130Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn31
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
7h 6m£18–24Train, bus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain Carlisle - Dumfries / ...
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
6h 38mDrive 122.3 mi
- Drive from Haltwhistle to Cairnryancar 122.3 mi
2h 20m£31–45
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Haltwhistle to Cairnryan is to bus which costs £17 - £25 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Haltwhistle to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 2h 20m and costs £30 - £45.
No, there is no direct bus from Haltwhistle to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Westgate and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Halston Hotel and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 6m.
The distance between Haltwhistle and Cairnryan is 214 miles. The road distance is 123 miles.
The best way to get from Haltwhistle to Cairnryan without a car is to train and bus via Glasgow which takes 6h 27m and costs £60 - £130.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Haltwhistle to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Haltwhistle to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Halston Hotel station.
Haltwhistle to Cairnryan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Haltwhistle to Cairnryan is 123 miles. It takes approximately 2h 20m to drive from Haltwhistle to Cairnryan.
There are 204+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Haltwhistle, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Westgate to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Bus Station, Halston Hotel, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 7h 6m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Rail Station to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
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