There are 12 ways to get from Ireland to Portree by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHD - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
9h 22m£121–243Fly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus
11h 24m£60–158Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus 915
17h 54mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Portreecar
9h 59m£103–189Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- 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 bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus
11h 8m£77–196Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus
11h 36m£77–165Fly Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORK - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus
11h 35m£76–192Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- 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 Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
12h 55m£122–299Fly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
13h 11m£107–306Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus 915
18h 14mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Stationbus 785
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Fort Williamtrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus 915
19h 4mTrain, bus and ferry, bus, drive
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Public Toiletsbus 915 / ...
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Mallaigtrain
- Drive from Mallaig to Portreecar
19h 25m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Portree is to fly and bus which costs £60 - £160 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Portree is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 22m and costs £120 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Portree. However, there are services departing from Grand Parade and arriving at Somerled Square via Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 14m.
The distance between Ireland and Portree is 402 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Portree without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 17h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Ireland to Portree, including transfers.
Ireland to Portree bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Ireland to Portree bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
There are 494+ hotels available in Portree.
What companies run services between Ireland and Portree, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Portree. 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 3, then take the bus to Somerled Square. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Camden Street Lwr to Somerled Square via Five Lamps, Dublin Connolly, Belfast Grand Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, and Bus Station in around 17h 54m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–150
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- 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 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 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 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 Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Crianlarich to Mallaig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Public Toilets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Public Toilets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–130
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.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
- £6–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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