There are 10 ways to get from Bushmills to Edinburgh by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
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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£55–124Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- 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 15m£49–156Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bushmills War Memorial to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 221
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
9h 51mTrain, car ferry, Bus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Yorkgatetrain
- 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
10h 3mDrive, 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 30mTrain 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 20m£56–194Line 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 31mLine 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, 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 Shandwick Placebus 900
11h 15m
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 £50 - £130 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 Nelson Street, Belfast Stena Line Terminus and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 51m.
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 9h 51m 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 Nelson Street Bus Lane station.
There are 2802+ 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 172 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 Nelson Street Bus Lane, Nelson Street, Stena Line terminus, Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 9h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- 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
- £35–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- 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 Yorkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Bushmills War Memorial to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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/
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- 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/
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
- https://www.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
- £6–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- 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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