There are 4 ways to get from Ulverston to Cairnryan by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Ulverston to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus 360 / ...
7h 31m£90–157Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kiosk to Bus Stationbus X6 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
11h 15m£37–55Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulverston to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
7h 59mDrive 165.5 mi
- Drive from Ulverston to Cairnryancar 165.5 mi
3h 13m£41–59
Ulverston to Cairnryan by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ulverston to Cairnryan is to bus which costs £35 - £55 and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ulverston to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 3h 13m and costs £40 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulverston to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Kiosk and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Blackhall Road, Bus Station Night Std and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 15m.
The distance between Ulverston and Cairnryan is 285 miles. The road distance is 166.4 miles.
The best way to get from Ulverston to Cairnryan without a car is to train and bus via Glasgow which takes 7h 31m and costs £90 - £160.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Ulverston to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Ulverston to Cairnryan bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, depart from Kiosk station.
Ulverston to Cairnryan bus services, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulverston to Cairnryan is 166 miles. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from Ulverston to Cairnryan.
There are 212+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Ulverston, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Kiosk to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Bus Station, Blackhall Road, Bus Station Night Std, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 11h 15m.
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Ulverston to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Ulverston to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Lancaster to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- 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
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Rail Station to Old Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Kiosk to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station Night Std to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
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