There are 9 ways to get from Liverpool to Machrihanish by train, car, bus, or plane
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ardrossan South Beachtrain
- Drive from Ardrossan South Beach to Machrihanishcar
8h 10m£125–223Train, bus via Lancaster
cheapest- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Poulton-le-Fyldetrain
- Take the bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
13h 16m£66–118Train, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Centraltrain Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
9h 57m£107–194Drive 353.9 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to Machrihanishcar 353.9 mi
6h 33m£87–125Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Campbeltown
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane GLA - CAL
6h 18m£148–247Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 170 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
14h 10m£75–174Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminusbus
10h 2m£89–215Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminusbus
10h 22m£92–216Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus
11h 47m£92–232
Liverpool to Machrihanish by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Machrihanish is to train and bus via Lancaster which costs £65 - £120 and takes 13h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Machrihanish is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs £140 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Machrihanish. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Turning Area via Manchester Central Coach Station, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Terminus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
The distance between Liverpool and Machrihanish is 413 miles. The road distance is 355.9 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Machrihanish without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 57m and costs £100 - £200.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Liverpool to Machrihanish, including transfers.
Liverpool to Machrihanish bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool to Machrihanish bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Machrihanish is 356 miles. It takes approximately 6h 33m to drive from Liverpool to Machrihanish.
There are 118+ hotels available in Machrihanish.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Machrihanish, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Turning Area via Manchester Central Coach Station, Buchanan Bus Station, and Bus Terminus in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Campbeltown
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Wigan North Western to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ardrossan South Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Poulton-le-Fylde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £25–50
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £25–50
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £25–50
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £25–50
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
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