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How to get fromJohn O' Groats to Cairnryanby bus, car, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from John O' Groats to Cairnryan by bus, car, or train

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Bus Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus bus X99
    2. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus 923
    11h 53m

  2. Bus via Port Rodie

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Wick Co-op to Inverness Union Streetbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodiebus bus 923
    13h 40m
    £49–84

  3. Drive 355.6 mi

    1. Drive from John O' Groats to Cairnryancar car 355.6 mi
    7h 12m
    £87–125

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bus Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus bus X99
    2. Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain train
    3. Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    4. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus 923
    12h 51m

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Wick to Invernesstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus bus X77
    4. Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Streetbus bus 60 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pierbus bus 360 / ...
    14h 13m
    £129–241

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  • Distance: 371.5 mi
  • Duration: 11h 53m

What companies run services between John O' Groats, Scotland and Cairnryan, Scotland?

You can take a bus from Post Office to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Bus Terminal, Bus Station Stance 3, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 11h 53m.

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