There are 10 ways to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryan by plane, bus, train, rideshare, or car
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Fly Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
5h 43mFly Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pierbus
6h 7m£74–185Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pierbus
7h 57m£105–351Train, bus
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
10h 38mBus, train
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Central stationbus Mk1
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
11h 17mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus
8h 27mBus
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Finchley Road Stationbus A31 / ...
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
13hBus via Ayr
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Streetbus 60 / ...
- Take the bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pierbus 360 / ...
13h 4m£91–209Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from London Luton-LTN to Cairnryan380.8 mi
6h 27mDrive 380.8 mi
- Drive from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryancar 380.8 mi
6h 27m£92–133
Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryan is to fly and train and bus which costs £70 - £190 and takes 6h 7m.
The fastest way to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryan is to fly and train and bus which takes 6h 7m and costs £70 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from London Luton Airport (LTN) station to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Airport Bus Station and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Finchley Road / O2 Centre and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h.
The distance between London Luton Airport (LTN) and Cairnryan is 429 miles. The road distance is 383 miles.
The best way to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryan without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryan, including transfers.
London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryan bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Airport Bus Station.
London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryan bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Finchley Road Station.
Yes, the driving distance between London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryan is 383 miles. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairnryan.
There are 220+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between London Luton Airport (LTN), England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Airport Bus Station to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 13h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–430
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- 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 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 Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–13
- 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
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Henrietta Street to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- 01733207860
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- Green Line
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Green Line
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from London Luton-LTN to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
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