There are 2 ways to get from Ballycastle to Inner Hebrides by bus, train, plane, busferry, or ferry
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Bus, train, fly
best- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Islay (ILY)plane BHD - ILY
7hBus, train, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus 131 / ...
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Craignure Mull Ferry Terminalferry
16h 40m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Islay (ILY) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ballycastle and Inner Hebrides is 140 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 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 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 Lanyon Place, walk to Station Street, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 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 Great Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Stn, Oban Bus Station, Oban Ferry Terminal, Craignure Mull Ferry Terminal, and Ferry Terminal in around 16h 40m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–440
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via London City, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Islay via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Ballymena to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–21
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £3–5
- Car Fare
- £17–21
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