There are 9 ways to get from Fortwilliam to Edinburgh by bus, plane, busferry, car ferry, train, or car
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Bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Fortwilliam Crescent to Laganside Bus Stationbus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
3h 10mCar ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
4h 56m£36–86Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus Uk090
7h 24mCar ferry, Bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 51mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Fortwilliam Crescent to Donegall Placebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
3h 31mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Fortwilliam Crescent to Donegall Placebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 20mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h£55–177Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh
8h 39mBus and ferry, bus via Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shandwick Placebus 900
8h 59m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fortwilliam to Edinburgh is to car ferry and drive which costs £35 - £90 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Fortwilliam to Edinburgh is to fly and train which takes 4h and costs £55 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Fortwilliam to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Musgrave Cash & Carry and arriving at Princes Street via Belfast Stena Line Terminus and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 24m.
The distance between Fortwilliam and Edinburgh is 149 miles.
The best way to get from Fortwilliam to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 7h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 10m to get from Fortwilliam to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Fortwilliam to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast Stena Line Terminus station.
Fortwilliam to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 2620+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Fortwilliam, Northern Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Fortwilliam to Edinburgh. However, you can take the line 563 bus to Laganside Bus Station, walk to Queens Square, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the vehicle to Edinburgh Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Musgrave Cash & Carry to Princes Street via Stena Line terminus, Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 7h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Fortwilliam Crescent to Laganside Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Fortwilliam Crescent to Donegall Place
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 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 Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shandwick Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- £6–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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