There are 4 ways to get from Isle of Man to Cairnryan by car ferry, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry
best- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larnecarferry
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
7h 45m£37–234Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
12h 14m£140–248Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
13h 47mFly, bus
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane IOM - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
5h 25m
Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Isle of Man to Cairnryan is to car ferry which costs £35 - £240 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Isle of Man to Cairnryan is to car ferry which takes 7h 45m and costs £35 - £240.
No, there is no direct ferry from Isle of Man to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Isle of Man Douglas and arriving at Cairnryan via Larne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
The distance between Isle of Man and Cairnryan is 110 miles.
The best way to get from Isle of Man to Cairnryan without a car is to car ferry which takes 7h 45m and costs £35 - £240.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Isle of Man to Cairnryan, including transfers.
There are 222+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Isle of Man and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Cairnryan via Port of Larne and Larne in around 7h 45m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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