There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Belfast by train, busferry, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen StreetEdinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
bestTrain, bus and ferry
8h 8m$48–82- Take the bus from St Andrew's House to Buchanan Bus Station090
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
cheapestBus, bus and ferry via St Andrew's House
8h 40m$39–58- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
Train, Bus, car ferry
8h 47m$103–139- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
Drive, car ferry
4h 45m$88–108- Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Belfast City (BHD)EDI - BHD
Fly Edinburgh to Belfast City
2h 53m$57–194- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Stationmegabus 900 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
Bus, bus and ferry
8h 33m$42–72- Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Belfast (Aldergrove) (BFS)EDI - BFS
Fly Edinburgh to Belfast (Aldergrove)
3h 14m$46–191- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to Belfast (Aldergrove) (BFS)GLA - BFS
Train to Glasgow, fly to Belfast (Aldergrove)
3h 57m$62–228- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to Belfast City (BHD)GLA - BHD
Train to Glasgow, fly to Belfast City
3h 32m$82–221- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast (Aldergrove) (BFS)NCL - BFS
Train to Newcastle, fly to Belfast (Aldergrove)
4h 53m$83–426
Edinburgh to Belfast by train, foot, and busferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Belfast is to bus and bus and ferry via St Andrew's House which costs $35 - $60 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Belfast is to fly which takes 2h 53m and costs $55 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Belfast is 191 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 8h 8m and costs $45 - $85.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Edinburgh to Belfast, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Belfast bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Belfast bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1008+ hotels available in Belfast. Prices start at $59 USD per night.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Aer Lingus flies from Edinburgh (EDI) to Belfast City (BHD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–160
Flights from Glasgow to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–170
Flights from Glasgow to Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–180
Flights from Glasgow to Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14–250
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $17–23
- 1st Class
- $27–40
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $90–130
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $70–110
- 1st Class
- $130–190
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $60–75
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Adult Single
- $30–45
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Adult Single
- $24–35
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from St Andrew's House to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- $47
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- $47
- Car Passenger
- $181
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