There are 7 ways to get from Balloch to Belfast by car, car ferry, busferry, bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Balloch to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
4h 15m£54–85Fly Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
2h 53m£37–115Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
7h 55mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
8h 42mFly Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
2h 38m£39–151Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Balloch to Glasgow Queen Street Low Leveltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
4h 27m£44–108Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Balloch to Glasgow Queen Street Low Leveltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
4h 18m£43–154
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balloch to Belfast is to fly which costs £35 - £120 and takes 2h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Balloch to Belfast is to fly which takes 2h 38m and costs £35 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Balloch to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Lower Stoneymollan Road and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 55m.
The distance between Balloch and Belfast is 148 miles.
The best way to get from Balloch to Belfast without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Balloch to Belfast, including transfers.
Balloch to Belfast bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Glasgow Buchanan station.
Balloch to Belfast bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
There are 241+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Translink operates a vehicle from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre 3 times a day, and the journey takes 6h 10m. Alternatively, easyJet flies from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–60
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Balloch to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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