There are 5 ways to get from Ballycastle to Inner Hebrides by bus, plane, train, busferry, or ferry
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Bus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Islay
best- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Islay (ILY)plane BFS - ILY
8h 39mBus, train, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus 131 / ...
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Craignure Mull Ferry Terminalferry
16h 22mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Tiree
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Tiree (TRE)plane BFS - TRE
6h 9mBus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Craignure Mull Ferry Terminalferry
11h 3mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Craignure Mull Ferry Terminalferry
10h 59m
Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ballycastle and Inner Hebrides is 117 miles.
The best way to get from Ballycastle to Inner Hebrides without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 16h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Ballycastle to Inner Hebrides, including transfers.
There are 126+ hotels available in Inner Hebrides.
What companies run services between Ballycastle, Northern Ireland and Inner Hebrides, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ballycastle to Inner Hebrides. However, you can take the bus to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre, walk to Ballymena, take the train to Antrim, walk to Antrim Buscentre, take the bus to Belfast International Airport, walk to Belfast International Airport (BFS) airport, then fly to Islay (ILY). Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Street to Gruline Road via Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre, Ballymena, Belfast Grand Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station, Oban Ferry Terminal, Craignure Mull Ferry Terminal, and Ferry Terminal in around 16h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Islay via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Islay via Bristol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Islay via London Gatwick, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Islay via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Tiree via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Tiree via Bristol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Craignure Mull Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–21
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £3–5
- Car Fare
- £17–21
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Craignure Mull Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–21
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £3–5
- Car Fare
- £17–21
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Craignure Mull Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–21
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £3–5
- Car Fare
- £17–21
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