There are 6 ways to get from Belfast to Castle Stuart by plane, busferry, bus, ferry, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)BHD - INV
3h 56m£89–278Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
12h 53m£60–199Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3Uk093
12h 7mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
12h 46m£103–366Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Drive from Cairnryan to Castle Stuart
7h 12m£91–252Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)BHD - ABZ
- Take the train from Dyce to Inverness Airport Station
5h 33m£123–289
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Castle Stuart is to car ferry and bus which costs £55 - £200 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Castle Stuart is to fly which takes 3h 56m and costs £85 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Castle Stuart. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Castle Stuart Road End via Buchanan Bus Station, Queensgate and Culloden Academy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 7m.
The distance between Belfast and Castle Stuart is 220 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Castle Stuart without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 12h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Belfast to Castle Stuart, including transfers.
Belfast to Castle Stuart bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Castle Stuart bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 1096+ hotels available in Castle Stuart.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Castle Stuart, Scotland?
Loganair flies from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) 4 times a week.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–260
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dyce to Inverness Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–35
- 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £2–3
- Sleeper Seat
- £2–4
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £28–32
- 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/
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 Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- 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
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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