There are 6 ways to get from Lanark to Belfast by car, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, or plane
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Lanark to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
4h 18m£52–77Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lanark to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
3h 41m£41–117Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Wellgate to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 240X
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
8h 16mBus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellgate to Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
4h 12mBus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Wellgate to Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
4h 2mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Lanark to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
3h 26m£43–153
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lanark to Belfast is to drive and car ferry which costs £50 - £80 and takes 4h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Lanark to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 3h 26m and costs £40 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Lanark to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Wellgate and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 16m.
The distance between Lanark and Belfast is 139 miles.
The best way to get from Lanark to Belfast without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 8h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Lanark to Belfast, including transfers.
Lanark to Belfast bus services, operated by Stuarts Coaches UK, depart from Wellgate station.
Lanark to Belfast bus services, operated by Stuarts Coaches UK, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1239+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Lanark, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Lanark to Belfast. However, you can drive to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Belfast, then drive to Belfast. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wellgate to Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Buchanan Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan in around 8h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
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
- £23–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
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, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Lanark to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 141 332 6811
- enquiry@spt.co.uk
- Website
- spt.co.uk
Bus from Wellgate to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- http://www.spt.co.uk/
Bus from Wellgate to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.spt.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/
- 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
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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