There are 9 ways to get from Howth to Edinburgh by train, plane, busferry, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Howth to Tara Streettrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
4h 37m£34–131Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 26mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Howth to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
6h 46m£85–310Fly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 22m£34–156Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
5h 58m£62–136Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
6h 26m£58–130Fly Dublin Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane DUB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 13m£55–205Bus, bus and ferry via The Gresham Hotel
- Take the bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
12h 26mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
12h 31m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howth to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £30 - £160 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Howth to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 4h 37m and costs £30 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Howth to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Main Street Howth and arriving at Princes Street via The Gresham Hotel, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 26m.
The distance between Howth and Edinburgh is 232 miles.
The best way to get from Howth to Edinburgh without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 11h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Howth to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Howth to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from The Gresham Hotel station.
Howth to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
There are 2832+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Howth, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Howth to Edinburgh. However, you can take the train to Tara Street, walk to Custom Hse Quay, take the line 782 bus to Terminal 1 Zone 1, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the vehicle to Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Main Street Howth to Edinburgh Waverley via Five Lamps, Dublin Connolly, Belfast Grand Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 11h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Howth to Tara Street
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £2–4
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand 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 Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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/
Bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 5 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 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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