There are 9 ways to get from Perth to Ballymena by bus, plane, train, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
best- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)EDI - BFS
4h 17mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)GLA - BFS
5h 8m£47–148Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymena0
9h 44mTrain, Bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Ballymena0
10h 5mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Perth to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Ballymena
5h 21m£69–218Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Ballymena
4h 22mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Ballymena
5h 8m£54–191Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Canal Street to Buchanan Bus StationM9 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymena0
10h 12mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Bridge Street 2 to Ballymena Bus Station218 / ...
10h 21m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Ballymena is to train and fly which costs £45 - £150 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Ballymena is to train and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs £50 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Perth station to Ballymena station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Ballymena Bus Station via Glasgow Buchanan and Bridge Street 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 21m.
The distance between Perth and Ballymena is 199 miles.
The best way to get from Perth to Ballymena without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 9h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 17m to get from Perth to Ballymena, including transfers.
Perth to Ballymena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Perth to Ballymena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 221+ hotels available in Ballymena.
What companies run services between Perth, Scotland and Ballymena, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Ballymena. However, you can take the bus to Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, take the bus to Antrim Depot, walk to Antrim, then take the train to Ballymena. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Ballymena via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, and Belfast Great Central in around 9h 44m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
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
- £24–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Yorkgate to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Lanyon Place to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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/
Bus from Bridge Street 2 to Ballymena Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Canal Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Canal Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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/
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