There are 7 ways to get from Hamilton to Belfast by car, car ferry, busferry, train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Hamilton to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
4h 8m£51–190Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)EDI - BFS
4h 3m£39–94Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
7h 35mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Hamilton Central to Anderston
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)GLA - BFS
3h 30m£48–123Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
8h 17mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Hamilton Central to Anderston
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)GLA - BHD
3h 16m£49–159Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)EDI - BHD
3h 53m£41–145
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamilton to Belfast is to bus and fly which costs £35 - £95 and takes 4h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Hamilton to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 3h 16m and costs £45 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamilton station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 35m.
The distance between Hamilton and Belfast is 133 miles.
The best way to get from Hamilton to Belfast without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Hamilton to Belfast, including transfers.
Hamilton to Belfast bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Glasgow Buchanan station.
Hamilton to Belfast bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
There are 1262+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Hamilton, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Translink operates a vehicle from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre 3 times a day, and the journey takes 6h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Hamilton Central to Anderston
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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- 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
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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