There are 13 ways to get from Dublin to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, 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 • 3 h 55 min
$31 - $140
12 alternative options
Fly Dublin to Glasgow, train • 4 h 56 min
$49 - $151
Bus to Belfast (Aldergrove), fly to Edinburgh • 5 h 23 min
$70 - $181
Train to Belfast City, fly to Edinburgh • 5 h 21 min
$74 - $223
Train to Belfast City, fly to Glasgow, train • 6 h 21 min
$94 - $214
Bus to Belfast (Aldergrove), fly to Glasgow, train • 6 h 29 min
$85 - $182
Fly Dublin to Newcastle, train • 5 h 33 min
$50 - $233
Train, carferry, bus • 11 h 21 min
$138 - $170
Train, carferry, bus via Ayr • 11 h 29 min
$147 - $218
Bus, train, carferry • 12 h 56 min
$80 - $171
Carferry, bus, train • 14 h 35 min
$140 - $390
Bus and ferry, bus • 17 h
$41 - $52
Carferry, drive • 8 h 50 min
$104 - $142
Questions & Answers
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 17 h.
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 carferry and bus which takes 11 h 21 min and costs .
It takes approximately 3 h 55 min 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 1 h 10 min.
Dublin to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Edinburgh station.
Hainan, Flybe, Ryanair and Aer Lingus offer flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
There are 2163+ hotels available in Edinburgh. Prices start at $90 USD per night.
The best way to get from Dublin to Dublin Airport is to line 702 bus which takes 11 min and costs .
- Distance: 219.5 miles
- Duration: 3 h 55 min
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, Hainan and two other airlines fly from Dublin to Edinburgh every 3 hours.
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Dublin to Edinburgh via Cardiff
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 5 min
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $470
Flights from Belfast City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $180
Flights from Belfast City to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $160
Flights from Dublin to Newcastle via Cardiff
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $460
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 18 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $240
Flights from Dublin to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $210
Flights from Dublin to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $150
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $18 - $200
Flights from Dublin to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $16 - $150
Flights from Dublin to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $16 - $200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Dublin to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Thursday and 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
- 1 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15 - $19
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $10 - $14
- Anytime Day Single
- $15 - $19
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13 - $17
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $8 - $13
- Anytime Day Single
- $13 - $17
Train from Glasgow Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14 - $19
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $9 - $14
- Anytime Day Single
- $14 - $19
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Connolly to Belfast City Centre, Lanyon Place Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- irishrail.ie
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25 - $40
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- $25 - $40
- 1st Class
- $45 - $70
Train from Glasgow Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15 - $23
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- 2nd Class
- $15 - $23
- 1st Class
- $27 - $40
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- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60 - $95
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $40 - $60
- Anytime Single
- $60 - $95
- Off-Peak Single
- $55 - $85
Train from Glasgow Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $60
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $26 - $40
- Anytime Single
- $35 - $60
- Off-Peak Single
- $24 - $40
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- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- feedback@translink.co.uk
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Great Victoria Street to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 8 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8 - $11
- Schedules at
- translink.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $30 - $45
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $50 - $75
- Anytime Day Single
- $75 - $110
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Preston to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110 - $180
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $70 - $110
- Anytime Day Single
- $110 - $180
- Phone
- +353 1 844 7118
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport to Belfast, Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15 - $21
- Schedules at
- aircoach.ie
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Belfast, Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15 - $22
- Schedules at
- aircoach.ie
- Phone
- 0871 266 33 33
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Cairnryan, Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18 - $25
- Schedules at
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Cairnryan, Stena Terminal to Edinburgh, Bus Station (Stances 7 to 10)
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26 - $40
- Schedules at
- citylink.co.uk
- Phone
- 01292 288100
- info@doddsoftroon.com
- Website
- doddsoftroon.com
Bus from Cairnryan, Stena Terminal to Ayr Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- doddsoftroon.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bootle, Knowsley Road to Preston City Centre, Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
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
- 9 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17 - $23
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Coach Station, Chorlton St to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23 - $29
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40
- Schedules at
- stenaline.co.uk
- Passenger
- $40
- Small Car
- $169
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $160
- Schedules at
- stenaline.co.uk
- Passenger
- $46
- Small Car
- $156
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27 - $95
- Schedules at
- poferries.com
- Passenger Standard
- $40
- Passenger Flexi
- $66
- Standard Car
- $92
Car ferry from Dublin to Bootle
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $200
- Schedules at
- poferries.com
- Book at
- directferries.co.uk
- Passenger & Car Saver
- $131
- Passenger & Car Flexi
- $196
- Overnight Cabin
- $53
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38 - $43
- Schedules at
- irishferries.com
- Car
- $140 - $170
- On Foot
- $38 - $43
- car
- $116
- Passenger
- $41
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