There are 8 ways to get from Doolin to Scotland by bus, plane, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Doolin to Ennis Stationbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SNN - EDI
6h 16m£48–192Bus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Doolin to Ennis B na Trócairebus
- Take the bus from Ennis B na Trócaire to Airport Zone 12bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
8h 33m£47–140Bus, bus and ferry via Dublin Airport (DUB)
- Take the bus from Doolin to Galway Ceanntbus 350
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus 760 / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
14h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Doolin to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
8h 28m£103–332Bus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Doolin to Ennis B na Trócairebus
- Take the bus from Ennis B na Trócaire to Airport Zone 12bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
8h 58m£55–155Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Doolin to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NOC - EDI
8h 3m£55–209Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Doolin to ATU Galwaybus 350
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Clones Diamondbus
- Take the bus from Jubilee Road to Grand Central Station Stand 14bus 270
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
16h 9mBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Doolin to Galway Ceanntbus 350
- Take the train from Galway to Athlonetrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Athlone Stn to Drogheda Busbus 190
- Take the train from Drogheda to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
17h 44m
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Doolin to Scotland is to bus and fly which costs £45 - £140 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Doolin to Scotland is to bus and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs £45 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Doolin to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Doolin and arriving at Glasgow Buchanan via Galway Coach Stn, Terminal 1 Zone 2 and Belfast, Europa Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 11m.
The distance between Doolin and Scotland is 373 miles.
The best way to get from Doolin to Scotland without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Dublin Airport (DUB) which takes 14h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Doolin to Scotland, including transfers.
Doolin to Scotland bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Doolin station.
Doolin to Scotland bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Galway Ceannt station.
There are 1520+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Doolin, Ireland and Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Doolin to Scotland. However, you can take the bus to Ennis Station, take the line 51 bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) 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 Doolin to Glasgow Buchanan via Galway Ceannt, Galway Coach Stn, Airport Zone 11, Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, and Belfast, Europa Buscentre in around 14h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Galway to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £6–10
Train from Drogheda to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £10–15
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Drogheda to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Doolin to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Doolin to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Doolin to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Doolin to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Athlone Stn to Drogheda Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Ennis B na Trócaire to Airport Zone 12
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- 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 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 Jubilee Road to Grand Central Station Stand 14
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Ennis B na Trócaire to Airport Zone 12
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- 069 22311
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from Doolin to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Leap
- £5–7
- Cash
- £8–10
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from ATU Galway to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 01484420000
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from ATU Galway to Clones Diamond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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