There are 10 ways to get from Cong to Edinburgh by bus, plane, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Line 431 bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Cong to Claremorrisbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NOC - EDI
5h 40m£40–191Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Claremorris to Dublin Airport Zone 15bus 721
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
15h 54mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cong to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
8h 47m£103–336Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Claremorris to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
8h 48m£46–161Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SNN - EDI
8h 14m£49–197Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Claremorris to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 43m£61–191Train, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Claremorris to Dublin Heustontrain
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
10h 18m£69–146Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
10h 3m£51–201Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Claremorris to Ulsterbus Depotbus 64
- Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 7bus 212 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 55mBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Claremorris to Killeabus 64
- Take the train from Derry-Londonderry 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
17h 12m
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cong to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £45 - £170 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cong to Edinburgh is to line 431 bus and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs £40 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Cong to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Cong and arriving at Princes Street via Claremorris, Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 54m.
The distance between Cong and Edinburgh is 306 miles.
The best way to get from Cong to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 15h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Cong to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Cong to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Claremorris station.
Cong to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Dublin Airport Zone 15 station.
There are 2661+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Cong, IE-MO, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Cong to Edinburgh. However, you can take the line 431 bus to Claremorris, take the bus to Ireland West Airport, walk to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Airport, then take the line 100 bus to Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cong to Princes Street via Claremorris, Dublin Airport Zone 15, Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 15h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Shannon Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–95
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–80
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Claremorris to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £16–24
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Derry-Londonderry to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.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
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 091 842384
- galway@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinkgalway.ie
Bus from Cong to Claremorris
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.locallinkgalway.ie/
- Leap / Contactless
- £2
- Adult Single
- £2
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Claremorris to Dublin Airport Zone 15
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- 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 Foyle Street Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 7
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Claremorris to Ulsterbus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Claremorris to Killea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–30
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- 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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