There are 9 ways to get from Portaferry to Scotland by bus, plane, taxi, car ferry, train, busferry, or car
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Bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Portaferry Square to Laganside Bus Stationbus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
4h 22mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Portaferry to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
4h 45m£57–84Taxi, car ferry, train
- Take the taxi from Portaferry to Belfasttaxi
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
7h 31m£125–163Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Portaferry Square to Donegall Square Westbus 10
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
8h 35mBus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Portaferry Square to Laganside Bus Stationbus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
4h 1mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Portaferry Square to Donegall Square Westbus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
4h 40mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Portaferry Square to Donegall Square Westbus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
5h 1mBus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the bus from Portaferry Square to Laganside Bus Stationbus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHD - ABZ
4h 43mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Portaferry Square to Donegall Square Westbus 10
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 923
9h 16m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portaferry to Scotland is to drive and car ferry which costs £55 - £85 and takes 4h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Portaferry to Scotland is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 45m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Portaferry to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Portaferry Square and arriving at Glasgow Buchanan via Belfast, Europa Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
The distance between Portaferry and Scotland is 175 miles.
The best way to get from Portaferry to Scotland without a car is to taxi and car ferry and train which takes 7h 31m and costs £120 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Portaferry to Scotland, including transfers.
Portaferry to Scotland bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Portaferry Square station.
Portaferry to Scotland bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Donegall Square West station.
There are 1387+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Portaferry, Northern Ireland and Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Portaferry to Scotland. However, you can take the bus to Laganside Bus Station, walk to Queens Square, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the vehicle to Edinburgh Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Belfast, take the car ferry to Cairnryan, walk to Stena Terminal, take the bus to Port Rodie, walk to Stranraer, take the train to Ayr, then take the train to Glasgow Central.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–65
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Portaferry Square to Laganside Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Portaferry Square to Donegall Square West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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