There are 9 ways to get from Ballymena to Stirling by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
4h 1m£44–124Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 52 to Stirling Goosecroft Bus Stationbus
8h 53mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Yorkgatetrain
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
9h 10m£62–88Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ballymena to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Stirlingcar
4h 59m£63–95Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Stirlingtrain
4h 25m£58–157Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
4h 5m£53–167Fly Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Stirlingtrain
4h 20m£53–114Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ballymena to Yorkgatetrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayrbusferry 923
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirlingtrain
8h 55mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from George Street to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 218
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Islamic Centrebus M8 / ...
8h 55m
Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballymena to Stirling is to train and car ferry and bus which costs £60 - £90 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Ballymena to Stirling is to fly and train which takes 4h 1m and costs £40 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Ballymena to Stirling. However, there are services departing from George Street and arriving at Islamic Centre via Nelson Street, Belfast Stena Line Terminus and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 55m.
The distance between Ballymena and Stirling is 165 miles.
The best way to get from Ballymena to Stirling without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 8h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Ballymena to Stirling, including transfers.
Ballymena to Stirling bus services, operated by Translink, depart from George Street station.
Ballymena to Stirling bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Nelson Street Bus Lane station.
There are 581+ hotels available in Stirling.
What companies run services between Ballymena, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland and Stirling, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ballymena to Stirling. However, you can take the train to Antrim, walk to Antrim Depot, take the bus to Belfast International Airport, walk to Belfast International Airport (BFS) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 500 bus to Renfield Street, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, then take the train to Stirling. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ballymena to Stirling Goosecroft Bus Station via Belfast Great Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 52 in around 8h 53m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–65
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Park to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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/
Train from Ballymena to Yorkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from George Street to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 52 to Stirling Goosecroft Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 52 to Stirling Goosecroft Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Islamic Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Islamic Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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