There are 9 ways to get from Cookstown to Edinburgh by bus, plane, taxi, car ferry, train, busferry, or car
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Bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Grand Central Station Stand 21bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
4h 25mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Cookstown to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
5h 41m£70–105Taxi, car ferry, train
- Take the taxi from Cookstown to Belfasttaxi
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 54m£165–263Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Grand Central Station Stand 21bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 38mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Antrim Depotbus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
4h 25mBus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Grand Central Station Stand 21bus
- 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
5h 10mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Antrim Depotbus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 10mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
6h 26mBus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Grand Central Station Stand 21bus
- 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 31m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cookstown to Edinburgh is to drive and car ferry which costs £65 - £110 and takes 5h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cookstown to Edinburgh is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 41m and costs £65 - £110.
The distance between Cookstown and Edinburgh is 197 miles.
The best way to get from Cookstown to Edinburgh without a car is to taxi and car ferry and train which takes 8h 54m and costs £160 - £270.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Cookstown to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 2452+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Cookstown, Northern Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Cookstown to Edinburgh. However, you can take the bus to Grand Central Station Stand 21, 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 Edinburgh Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Belfast, take the car ferry to Cairnryan, walk to Stena Terminal, take the line 358 bus to Port Rodie, walk to Stranraer, take the train to Ayr, take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, then take the train to Edinburgh Waverley.
- 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
- £23–90
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–65
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- 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
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.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
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once 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
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Grand Central Station Stand 21
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- 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 Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Antrim Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Cookstown Dublin Exp Stop to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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/
- 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
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- £90–110
P F Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7512 264 006
Cookstown Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +44 7526 985 984
Anytime Taxis of Cookstown
- Phone
- +44 7990 676 234
A1 Taxis of Cookstown
- Phone
- +44 7511 299 959
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