There are 11 ways to get from Dublin to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, car ferry, bus and ferry or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Dublin to Edinburgh • 3h 50m
$27 - $140
10 alternative options
Bus to Belfast (Aldergrove), fly to Edinburgh • 5h
$60 - $161
Bus to Belfast City, fly to Edinburgh • 4h 58m
$47 - $187
Fly Dublin to Glasgow, train • 5h 16m
$45 - $151
Bus to Belfast (Aldergrove), fly to Glasgow, train • 6h 16m
$75 - $162
Bus to Belfast City, fly to Glasgow, train • 6h 14m
$67 - $178
Train, car ferry, bus • 11h 4m
$120 - $155
Car ferry, train via Oxenholme Lake District • 11h 25m
$175 - $338
Car ferry, train • 12h 6m
$169 - $267
Bus and ferry, bus • 17h
$41 - $51
Car ferry, drive • 8h 50m
$103 - $142
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Edinburgh is to bus and ferry and bus which costs 35€ - 45€ and takes 17h.
The quickest way to get from Dublin to Edinburgh is to fly which costs 23€ - 130€ and takes 3h 50m.
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Dublin and arriving at Edinburgh via Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Dublin and Edinburgh is 351 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Edinburgh without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 11h 4m and costs 100€ - 140€.
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Dublin to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Dublin to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dublin station.
The quickest flight from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h.
Dublin to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Edinburgh station.
Hainan, Aer Lingus and Ryanair offer flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
- Distance: 219.5 miles
- Duration: 3h 50m
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Hainan, Ryanair and Aer Lingus fly from Dublin to Edinburgh every 4 hours.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $150
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $130
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Belfast City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $180
Flights from Belfast City to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $240
Flights from Dublin to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $18 - $200
Flights from Dublin to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $16 - $150
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Dublin to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $290
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15 - $19
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $10 - $14
- Anytime Day Single
- $15 - $19
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- digital@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Connolly to Belfast City Centre, Lanyon Place Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- irishrail.ie
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- customer.relations@arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $16 - $23
- Anytime Day Single
- $30 - $55
- First Anytime Day Single
- $50 - $80
Train from Holyhead to Llandudno Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16 - $25
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $8 - $12
- Anytime Day Single
- $16 - $25
- First Anytime Day Single
- $25 - $40
Train from Llandudno Junction to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $15 - $21
- Anytime Day Single
- $30 - $50
- First Anytime Day Single
- $50 - $80
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $80
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $30 - $50
- Anytime Day Single
- $50 - $80
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $27 - $40
- Anytime Day Single
- $40 - $65
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $140
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $55 - $85
- Anytime Day Single
- $85 - $140
Train from Holyhead to Llandudno Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $45
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $17 - $26
- Anytime Day Single
- $27 - $45
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60 - $85
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $25 - $35
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $40 - $60
- Anytime Day Single
- $60 - $85
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85 - $130
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $35 - $50
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $55 - $85
- Anytime Day Single
- $85 - $130
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Custom House Quay to Belfast, Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $14
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Phone
- 0871 266 33 33
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Cairnryan, Stena Terminal to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26 - $40
- Schedules at
- citylink.co.uk
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus and ferry from Dublin to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17 - $23
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23 - $29
- Website
- National Express
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- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40
- Schedules at
- stenaline.co.uk
- Passenger
- $40
- Small Car
- $168
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $160
- Schedules at
- stenaline.co.uk
- Passenger
- $46
- Small Car
- $155
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38 - $42
- Schedules at
- irishferries.com
- Car
- $140 - $170
- On Foot
- $38 - $42
- car
- $115
- Passenger
- $41
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