There are 12 ways to get from Ireland to Helensburgh by train, plane, busferry, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Helensburgh Centraltrain
4h 58m£56–172Fly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Helensburgh Centraltrain
5h 13m£39–134Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain Dublin Connolly - Belfast Great Central
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
10h 58mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Helensburghcar
6h 16m£56–114Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Helensburgh Centraltrain
5h 26m£52–141Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Helensburgh Centraltrain
6h 9m£74–169Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Helensburgh Centraltrain
6h 37m£77–158Fly Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORK - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Helensburgh Centraltrain
5h 20m£65–188Fly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Helensburgh Centraltrain
6h 25m£65–181Fly Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Park to Helensburgh Centraltrain
6h 17m£60–195Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
12h 2mBus, bus and ferry via Townend Road
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus 705x
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
12h 33m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Helensburgh is to fly and train which costs £35 - £140 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Helensburgh is to train and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs £55 - £180.
The distance between Ireland and Helensburgh is 197 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Helensburgh without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 10h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Ireland to Helensburgh, including transfers.
There are 818+ hotels available in Helensburgh.
What companies run services between Ireland and Helensburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Helensburgh. However, you can take the train to Belfast Grand Central, walk to Grand Central Station Stand 10, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 500 bus to Cathedral Street, walk to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level, then take the train to Helensburgh Central. Alternatively, you can take a train from Grand Canal Dock to Helensburgh Central via Dublin Connolly, Belfast Great Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Glasgow Queen Street Low Level in around 10h 58m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
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 Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–50
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £21–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great 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 Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.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 Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Helensburgh Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Park to Helensburgh Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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 Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- 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
- £5–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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