There are 8 ways to get from Wolverhampton to Cairnryan by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus 360 / ...
8h 10m£127–200Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wolverhampton Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 422
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
10h 45m£52–84Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
14h 24m£78–200Drive 285.6 mi
- Drive from Wolverhampton to Cairnryancar 285.6 mi
4h 58m£71–102Train, bus via Carlisle
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
8h 41mFly to Belfast International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BHX - BFS
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
8h 3m£69–359Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbourtrain
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
8h 5m£76–380Fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Old Pierbus
7h 40m£64–150
Wolverhampton to Cairnryan by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wolverhampton to Cairnryan is to bus which costs £50 - £85 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Wolverhampton to Cairnryan is to drive which takes 4h 58m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Wolverhampton station to Cairnryan. However, there are services departing from Wolverhampton Bus Station and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Manchester Central Coach Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 45m.
The distance between Wolverhampton and Cairnryan is 372 miles. The road distance is 287.2 miles.
The best way to get from Wolverhampton to Cairnryan without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 10m and costs £120 - £200.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Wolverhampton to Cairnryan, including transfers.
Wolverhampton to Cairnryan bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Wolverhampton Bus Station.
Wolverhampton to Cairnryan bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wolverhampton to Cairnryan is 287 miles. It takes approximately 4h 58m to drive from Wolverhampton to Cairnryan.
There are 212+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Wolverhampton, England and Cairnryan, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Wolverhampton Bus Station to Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Manchester Central Coach Station, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 10h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wolverhampton to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wolverhampton to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Wolverhampton to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
- 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
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 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Wolverhampton Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- 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
- 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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