There are 10 ways to get from Europe to Ballater by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane FRA - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
11h 18mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Dortmund central bus stationbus 023 / ...
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Overgatebus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
33h 9m£111–235Train, bus via Brussels
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 51
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
21h 39m£235–645Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Europe to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Ballatercar
17h 9mTrain, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane HAJ - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
11h 32mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NUE - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
12h 22mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane FRA - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
12h 25m£135–340Train to Frankfurt, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FRA - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
12h 36m£115–340Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 51
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Transport Hubbus 444 / ...
- Take the train from Gloucester to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
35h 27m£273–855Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Ballatercar
18h 10m£248–367
Europe to Ballater by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Ballater is to train and bus which costs £110 - £240 and takes 33h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Ballater is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 25m and costs £130 - £340.
The distance between Europe and Ballater is 824 miles.
The best way to get from Europe to Ballater without a car is to train and bus via Brussels which takes 21h 39m and costs £230 - £650.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Europe to Ballater, including transfers.
Ballater is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 9:14 PM in Europe and 8:14 PM in Ballater.
There are 129+ hotels available in Ballater.
What companies run services between Europe and Ballater, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Ballater. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ), walk to Aberdeen Airport, then take the bus to Ballater. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Ballater via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, Dundee, and Dundee station in around 21h 39m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–380
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–25
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Gloucester to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £180–270
- 1st Class
- £420–600
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £1–28
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Overgate
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Transport Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Transport Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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