There are 5 ways to get from Kirkcaldy to Isle of Man by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Train, fly
best- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane EDI - IOM
3h 10m$137–319Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Park & Ride to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds Cultural Stop C to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
14h 50m$69–114Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kirkcaldy to Heyshamcar
- Take the carferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
7h 8m$78–180Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
9h 29m$126–246Bus, bus and ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to North Approach Roadbus X27
- Take the bus from North Approach Road to Buchanan Bus Stationbus X24 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the carferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
16h 50m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkcaldy to Isle of Man is to bus and car ferry which costs $65 - $120 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkcaldy to Isle of Man is to train and fly which takes 3h 10m and costs $130 - $320.
The distance between Kirkcaldy and Isle of Man is 260 km.
The best way to get from Kirkcaldy to Isle of Man without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 9h 29m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 3h 10m to get from Kirkcaldy to Isle of Man, including transfers.
There are 146+ hotels available in Isle of Man.
What companies run services between Kirkcaldy, Scotland and Isle of Man?
There is no direct connection from Kirkcaldy to Isle of Man. However, you can take the train to Edinburgh Gateway, walk to Edinburgh Gateway, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM), walk to Isle Of Man Airport, then take the line 2 bus to Castletown. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kirkcaldy to Isle of Man Douglas via Heysham in around 7h 8m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Translink
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Park & Ride to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds Cultural Stop C to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from Bus Station to North Approach Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
Bus from North Approach Road to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Stagecoach East Scotland
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–90
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- $90
- Foot Passenger
- $45
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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