There are 9 ways to get from Bushmills to Edinburgh by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Coleraine to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
5h 34m£48–139Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bushmills War Memorial to Donegall Square Northbus 221
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
10h 1mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bushmills to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
5h 30m£66–282Line 402 bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Bushmills War Memorial to Coleraine Buscentrebus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
5h 30mLine 402 bus to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Bushmills War Memorial to Coleraine Buscentrebus
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LDY - EDI
4h 41mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Coleraine to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 16m£52–129Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Coleraine 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 Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 21m£62–167Line 402 bus to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bushmills War Memorial to Coleraine Buscentrebus
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LDY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 33mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus 900
11h 17m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bushmills to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £45 - £140 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Bushmills to Edinburgh is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 30m and costs £65 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bushmills to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Bushmills War Memorial and arriving at Princes Street via Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 1m.
The distance between Bushmills and Edinburgh is 218 miles.
The best way to get from Bushmills to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 10h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Bushmills to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bushmills to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Bushmills War Memorial station.
Bushmills to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Donegall Square North station.
There are 2489+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Bushmills, Northern Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Bushmills to Edinburgh. However, you can take the line 402 bus to Coleraine Buscentre, walk to Coleraine, 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, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the vehicle to Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bushmills War Memorial to Princes Street via Donegall Square North, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 10h 1m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Coleraine to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- 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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Bushmills War Memorial to Donegall Square North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Bushmills War Memorial to Coleraine Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- 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/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car 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
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