There are 11 ways to get from Castlerock to Edinburgh by train, plane, busferry, car ferry, bus, or car
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Castlerock to Lanyon Place
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHD - EDI
4h 32m£55–160Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Castlerock to Antrim
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BFS - EDI
4h 27m£46–102Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Castlerock to Belfast Great Central0
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
9h 55mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Castlerock to Yorkgate0
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
10h 18m£72–271Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Castlerock to Belfast
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburgh
5h 59m£73–226Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Castlerock to Antrim
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 13m£55–187Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Castlerock to Lanyon Place
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 17m£62–235Train to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Castlerock to Coleraine
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LDY - EDI
4h 16m£46–218Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Castlerock to Antrim
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Newcastle (NCL)BFS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 4m£55–226Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Castlerock to Belfast Great Central0
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 49 to Edinburgh Bus Station Gate A-Stance 1
10h 24mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Coleraine Buscentre to Nelson Street Bus Lane218
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street900
11h 18m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castlerock to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £45 - £110 and takes 4h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Castlerock to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 4h 16m and costs £45 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Castlerock to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Castlerock and arriving at Princes Street via Coleraine Buscentre, Nelson Street, Belfast Stena Line Terminus and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 18m.
The distance between Castlerock and Edinburgh is 212 miles.
The best way to get from Castlerock to Edinburgh without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 9h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Castlerock to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Castlerock to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Coleraine Buscentre station.
Castlerock to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Nelson Street Bus Lane station.
There are 2532+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Castlerock, Northern Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Castlerock to Edinburgh. However, you can 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 train from Castlerock to Edinburgh Waverley via Belfast Great Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 9h 55m.
- 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
- £23–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–75
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–70
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Castlerock to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Castlerock to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Castlerock to Yorkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Castlerock to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Castlerock to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 8 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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/
Bus from Coleraine Buscentre to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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
- 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 Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 49 to Edinburgh Bus Station Gate A-Stance 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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