There are 10 ways to get from Kirkcaldy to Belfast by train, plane, busferry, bus, car ferry, ferry, or car
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
best- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Gateway
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)EDI - BFS
3h 14m£50–123Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen StreetEdinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
8h 51mTrain, Bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
9h 23mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
9h 49m£86–367Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Gateway
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)EDI - BHD
2h 59m£59–184Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)GLA - BFS
4h 35m£51–181Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)GLA - BHD
4h 15m£51–202Bus, bus and ferry via Clackmannan
- Take the bus from Railway Station Stance A to North Approach RoadX27
- Take the bus from North Approach Road to Buchanan Bus StationX24 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
9h 29mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Queensferry StreetX58 / ...
- Take the bus from Shandwick Place to Buchanan Bus Station900
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
9h 35mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Kirkcaldy to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
4h 58m£63–209
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkcaldy to Belfast is to train and fly which costs £50 - £130 and takes 3h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkcaldy to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 2h 59m and costs £55 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Kirkcaldy station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Railway Station Stance A and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via North Approach Road and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 29m.
The distance between Kirkcaldy and Belfast is 185 miles.
The best way to get from Kirkcaldy to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 8h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 14m to get from Kirkcaldy to Belfast, including transfers.
Kirkcaldy to Belfast bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, depart from Railway Station Stance A.
Kirkcaldy to Belfast bus services, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, arrive at North Approach Road station.
There are 1266+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Kirkcaldy, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Kirkcaldy to Belfast. However, you can take the train to Edinburgh Gateway, walk to Edinburgh Gateway, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, then take the bus to Ulster University Belfast. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kirkcaldy to Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Haymarket, Glasgow Queen Street, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 8h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–65
Train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £21–35
- 1st Class
- £22–35
- 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
- 0345 241 8000
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Railway Station Stance A to North Approach Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from North Approach Road to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Queensferry Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Shandwick Place to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 10 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 Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- 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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