There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Belfast Port by plane, bus, train, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, line 94 bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the bus from Queens Square to Irwin Waybus
4h£46–116Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
4h 48m£44–81Train, 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 carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
7h 39mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Shandwick Place to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 900
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast Stena Line Terminusbusferry 923
8h 5mFly Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport, line 96 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
- Take the bus from Nelson Street to West Bank Closebus
4h 12mTrain 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 35m£53–168Train 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 52m£44–144Train 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 39m£79–209
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Belfast Port is to drive and car ferry which costs £40 - £85 and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Belfast Port is to fly and line 94 bus which takes 4h and costs £45 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Belfast Port. However, there are services departing from Shandwick Place and arriving at Belfast Stena Line Terminus via Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 5m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Belfast Port is 150 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Belfast Port without a car is to train and Bus and car ferry which takes 7h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h to get from Edinburgh to Belfast Port, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Belfast Port bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Shandwick Place station.
Edinburgh to Belfast Port bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1271+ hotels available in Belfast Port.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Belfast Port, Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Belfast Port. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Queens Square, then take the line 94 bus to Irwin Way. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Belfast via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Buchanan, Cairnryan Stena Terminal, and Cairnryan in around 7h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Queens Square to Irwin Way
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast Stena Line Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Nelson Street to West Bank Close
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Shandwick Place to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–16
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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