There are 10 ways to get from Balmoral to Edinburgh by train, plane, busferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
3h 7m£45–110Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
5h 2m£38–88Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus Uk090
8h 39mCar ferry, Bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 18mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
3h 35m£44–104Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3h 52m£61–185Fly Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 20m£57–159Bus and ferry, bus via Shandwick Place
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shandwick Placebus 900
8h 43mBus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Helensburgh Central - Edinburgh / ...
9h 3mBus and ferry, train via Ayr
- 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 Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 7m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balmoral to Edinburgh is to car ferry and drive which costs £35 - £90 and takes 5h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Balmoral to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 3h 7m and costs £45 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Balmoral to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Malone Park and arriving at Princes Street via Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
The distance between Balmoral and Edinburgh is 149 miles.
The best way to get from Balmoral to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 8h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Balmoral to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Balmoral to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Balmoral to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 1656+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Balmoral, Northern Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Balmoral to Edinburgh. However, you can take the train to Belfast Great Central, walk to Grand Central Station Stand 10, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the vehicle to Edinburgh Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Malone Park to Princes Street via Great Northern Mall, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 8h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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/
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shandwick Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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
- £7–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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