There are 8 ways to get from County Clare to Edinburgh by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Shannon Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SNN - EDI
4h 20m£44–183Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Zone 16bus 723
- 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
14h 12mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from County Clare to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
9h 11m£86–157Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Zone 16bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
6h 56m£52–146Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Zone 16bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 41m£62–181Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NOC - EDI
7h 29m£65–216Bus, bus and ferry via Belfast
- Take the bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus 712
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
14h 15mBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ennis Friars Walk to Bachelors Walkbus 300
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 6m
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from County Clare to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £40 - £190 and takes 4h 20m.
The fastest way to get from County Clare to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs £40 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from County Clare to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire and arriving at Princes Street via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 12m.
The distance between County Clare and Edinburgh is 341 miles.
The best way to get from County Clare to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 14h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from County Clare to Edinburgh, including transfers.
County Clare to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Flight Link Limited, depart from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire station.
County Clare to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Flight Link Limited, arrive at Dublin Airport Zone 16 station.
There are 2730+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between County Clare, IE-CE, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair flies from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
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 Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- 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/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
- 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
- £7–15
- 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
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Zone 16
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Zone 16
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- 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
- £12–18
- 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 Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
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
- 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 Ennis Station to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from ATU Galway to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–120
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Ennis Friars Walk to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- 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
- £7–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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