There are 6 ways to get from Elphin to Ullapool by car, car ferry, train, plane, or bus
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Elphin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Ullapoolcar
10h 39m£136–196Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Longford to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
14h 20m£66–209Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Longford to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane DUB - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
10h 57m£103–226Train, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Longford to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHD - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
12h 16m£123–269Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Longford to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane DUB - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
13h 46m£92–246Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Elphin to Charlestownbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NOC - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
12h 52m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elphin to Ullapool is to train and fly and bus which costs £65 - £210 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Elphin to Ullapool is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 39m and costs £130 - £200.
The distance between Elphin and Ullapool is 474 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Elphin to Ullapool, including transfers.
There are 61+ hotels available in Ullapool.
What companies run services between Elphin, Ireland and Ullapool, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Elphin to Ullapool. However, you can drive to Belfast, take the car ferry to Cairnryan, then drive to Ullapool. Alternatively, you can take the line 451 bus to Longford Station, walk to Longford, take the train to Drumcondra, walk to Drumcondra Station, take the line 700 bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 1 bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport Station, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 3, then take the bus to Ferry Terminal.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Longford to Drumcondra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £9–14
Train from Longford to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £10–14
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £2–3
- Sleeper Seat
- £2–4
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £28–32
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Elphin to Charlestown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £34–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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