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How to get fromCounty Donegal to Scotlandby taxi, bus, plane, busferry, car, train or car ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from County Donegal to Scotland by taxi, bus, plane, busferry, car, train, or car ferry

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  1. Taxi, bus to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport

    best
    1. Take the taxi from County Donegal to ATU Letterkennytaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from ATU Letterkenny to Ulsterbus Depotbus bus
    3. Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane LDY - GLA
    4h 36m
    £110–257

  2. Drive, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Drive from County Donegal to Larnecar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar car
    5h 52m
    £53–285

  3. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 7bus bus 212 / ...
    2. Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry bus ferry 923
    10h 20m

  4. Drive, train, car ferry

    1. Drive from County Donegal to Derry-Londonderrycar car
    2. Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Yorkgatetrain train
    3. Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry car ferry
    4. Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain train
    5. Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    11h 5m
    £96–364

  5. Taxi, bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the taxi from County Donegal to ATU Letterkennytaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from ATU Letterkenny to Ulsterbus Depotbus bus
    3. Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Lanyon Placetrain train
    4. Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BHD - EDI
    7h 7m
    £89–177

  6. Taxi, bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the taxi from County Donegal to ATU Letterkennytaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from ATU Letterkenny to Ulsterbus Depotbus bus
    3. Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Antrimtrain train
    4. Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BFS - EDI
    7h 3m
    £86–159

  7. Taxi, bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport

    1. Take the taxi from County Donegal to ATU Letterkennytaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from ATU Letterkenny to Ulsterbus Depotbus bus
    3. Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Antrimtrain train
    4. Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane BFS - GLA
    6h 47m
    £78–174

  8. Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport

    1. Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Lanyon Placetrain train
    2. Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane BHD - GLA
    6h 51m
    £88–212

  9. Taxi, bus to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the taxi from County Donegal to ATU Letterkennytaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from ATU Letterkenny to Ulsterbus Depotbus bus
    3. Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane LDY - EDI
    4h 48m
    £77–332

  10. Train, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Belfast Great Centraltrain train Derry-Londonderry - Belfast Great Central
    2. Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry bus ferry 923
    11h 24m

City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights

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Duration50 minAverage Duration
Ticket£75Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between County Donegal, Ireland and Scotland?

There is no direct connection from County Donegal to Scotland. However, you can take the taxi to ATU Letterkenny, take the bus to Ulsterbus Depot, take the line 234 bus to City of Derry Airport, walk to City Of Derry Airport (LDY) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, then take the line 500 bus to Dundas Street. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from County Donegal to Glasgow Buchanan via Letterkenny Bus Station, Foyle Street Bus Station, Grand Central Station Stand 7, and Belfast, Europa Buscentre in around 10h 20m.

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