There are 9 ways to get from County Cavan to Edinburgh by bus, plane, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Virginia to Terminal 2 Zone 19bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
6h 6m£54–150Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Cavan Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 14bus 270
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
12h 40m£25–38Drive, car ferry
- Drive from County Cavan to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
6h 49m£81–303Bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Kilmore Hotel to Dundalk Stnbus
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
7h 7m£76–161Bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Kilmore Hotel to Dundalk Stnbus
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
7h 35m£73–145Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Virginia to Terminal 2 Zone 19bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 55m£53–175Bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kilmore Hotel to Dundalk Stnbus
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- 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
7h 56m£83–206Bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kilmore Hotel to Dundalk Stnbus
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 24m£78–175Bus, bus and ferry via Dublin
- Take the bus from Knocknagillagh to O'Connell St Upperbus
- Take the bus from The Gresham Hotel to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
13h 33m£42–61
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from County Cavan to Edinburgh is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £25 - £40 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from County Cavan to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs £50 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from County Cavan to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Knocknagillagh and arriving at Princes Street via Cavan Bus Station, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
The distance between County Cavan and Edinburgh is 280 miles.
The best way to get from County Cavan to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 12h 40m and costs £25 - £40.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from County Cavan to Edinburgh, including transfers.
County Cavan to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Cavan Bus Station.
County Cavan to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Grand Central Station Stand 14.
There are 2816+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between County Cavan, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from County Cavan to Edinburgh. However, you can take the bus to Virginia, take the bus to Terminal 2 Zone 19, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the vehicle to Edinburgh Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Knocknagillagh to Princes Street via Cavan Bus Station, Grand Central Station Stand 14, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 12h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 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
- £35–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Virginia to Terminal 2 Zone 19
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Virginia to Terminal 2 Zone 19
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Cavan Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 14
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- customercare@buseireann.ie
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Kilmore Hotel to Dundalk Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £14–20
Bus from Kilmore Hotel to Dundalk Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £14–20
Bus from Kilmore Hotel to Dundalk Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £14–20
Bus from Kilmore Hotel to Dundalk Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £14–20
Bus from Knocknagillagh to O'Connell St Upper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £16–23
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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