There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Balmoral by plane, bus, train, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the bus from Donegall Square East to Malone Parkbus
3h 23mFly Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
3h 40m£44–106Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
8h 26mTrain, Bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
9h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
4h 53m£60–90Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
4h 25m£53–191Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
4h 3m£50–218Train to Newcastle, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCL - BFS
5h 6m£50–192Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh - Princes Street to Glasgowbus Uk090
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
8h 49mBus, bus and ferry via Edinburgh Bus Station Gate A-Stance 1
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Bus Station Gate A-Stance 1 to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 49bus megabus 900 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
8h 51m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Balmoral is to fly which costs £40 - £110 and takes 3h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Balmoral is to fly which takes 3h 40m and costs £40 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Balmoral. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh - Princes Street and arriving at Malone Park via Glasgow Buchanan and Great Northern Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 49m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Balmoral is 150 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Balmoral without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 8h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Edinburgh to Balmoral, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Balmoral bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh - Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to Balmoral bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Glasgow station.
There are 1235+ hotels available in Balmoral.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Balmoral, Northern Ireland?
Ryanair UK and easyJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Donegall Square East to Malone Park
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh - Princes Street to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Bus Station Gate A-Stance 1 to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 49
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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