There are 10 ways to get from Cushendall to Edinburgh by bus, train, plane, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Line 150 bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Mill St Cushendall to Ballymena Bus Station
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Place
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHD - EDI
4h 52mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Cushendall to Belfast
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburgh
5h 42m£69–105Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Yorkgate0
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
9h 16m£78–164Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Central0
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
10h 17mLine 150 bus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Mill St Cushendall to Ballymena Bus Station
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BFS - EDI
4h 48mLine 150 bus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Mill St Cushendall to Ballymena Bus Station
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 31mLine 150 bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Mill St Cushendall to Ballymena Bus Station
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Place
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 36mLine 150 bus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Mill St Cushendall to Ballymena Bus Station
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Newcastle (NCL)BFS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 29mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Central0
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Bus Station
10h 46mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lane218
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street900
10h 59m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cushendall to Edinburgh is to drive and car ferry which costs £65 - £110 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cushendall to Edinburgh is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 42m and costs £65 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Cushendall to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Mill St Cushendall and arriving at Princes Street via Ballymena Bus Station, Nelson Street, Belfast Stena Line Terminus and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Cushendall and Edinburgh is 199 miles.
The best way to get from Cushendall to Edinburgh without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 9h 16m and costs £75 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Cushendall to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Cushendall to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Ballymena Bus Station.
Cushendall to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Nelson Street Bus Lane station.
There are 2507+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Cushendall, Northern Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Cushendall to Edinburgh. However, you can take the line 150 bus to Ballymena Bus Station, walk to Ballymena, take the train to Lanyon Place, walk to Station Street, 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 Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mill St Cushendall to Edinburgh Waverley via Ballymena Bus Station, Ballymena, Yorkgate, Belfast, Cairnryan, Stena Terminal, Buchanan Bus Station, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 9h 16m.
- 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
- £24–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–75
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–90
- 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
- £45–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Ballymena to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Yorkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Mill St Cushendall to Ballymena Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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 Ballymena Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £5–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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/
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