There are 6 ways to get from Hereford to Portpatrick by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Hereford to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
10h 16mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Country Bus Station to Arle Court Tpt Hubbus 445
- Take the bus from Cheltenham Arle Court Transport Hub to Birmingham - Jennens Roadbus
- Take the bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Stranraer Port Rodiebus 923
15h 33m£50–77Drive 326.7 mi
- Drive from Hereford to Portpatrickcar 326.7 mi
6h 14m£81–117Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Hereford to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
9h 25m£82–197Train
- Take the train from Hereford to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
10h 40m£146–240Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hereford to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
10h 7m£93–209
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hereford to Portpatrick is to bus which costs £45 - £80 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Hereford to Portpatrick is to drive which takes 6h 14m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Hereford station to Portpatrick. However, there are services departing from Country Bus Station and arriving at Post Office via Cheltenham Arle Court Transport Hub, Millennium Point, Glasgow Buchanan and Port Rodie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Hereford to Portpatrick. However, there are services departing from Hereford and arriving at Stranraer via Crewe, Glasgow Central and Ayr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
The distance between Hereford and Portpatrick is 344 miles. The road distance is 328.6 miles.
The best way to get from Hereford to Portpatrick without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Hereford to Portpatrick, including transfers.
Hereford to Portpatrick bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Country Bus Station.
Hereford to Portpatrick train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Hereford station.
The best way to get from Hereford to Portpatrick is to bus which takes 15h 33m and costs £45 - £80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £140 - £240 and takes 10h 40m.
What companies run services between Hereford, England and Portpatrick, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Country Bus Station to Post Office via Cheltenham Arle Court Transport Hub, Millennium Point, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Stranraer Port Rodie, and Port Rodie in around 15h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hereford to Post Office via Crewe, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Port Rodie in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Hereford to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Hereford to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Hereford to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Hereford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Country Bus Station to Arle Court Tpt Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cheltenham Arle Court Transport Hub to Birmingham - Jennens Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Stranraer Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
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Booking & Getting There
Hereford to Portpatrick bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Arle Court Tpt Hub station.
Hereford to Portpatrick train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hereford to Portpatrick is 329 miles. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Hereford to Portpatrick.
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