There are 8 ways to get from Portree to Portrush by bus, busferry, train, car, car ferry, or plane
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Bus, bus and ferry, train
best- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Colerainetrain
16h 50mBus, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Colerainetrain
11h 59m£95–203Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portree to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Portrushcar
8h 51m£110–342Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane INV - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Colerainetrain
10h 11m£130–278Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Spean Crescentbus 915
- Take the train from Spean Bridge to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Colerainetrain
17h 48mDrive, train, Bus, bus and ferry
- Drive from Portree to Mallaigcar
- Take the train from Mallaig to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the busferry from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Colerainetrain
18h 54mBus, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane GLA - LDY
11h 18m£120–302Bus, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Somerled Square to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Colerainetrain
11h 59m£104–242
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portree to Portrush is to bus and fly and train which costs £95 - £210 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Portree to Portrush is to drive and car ferry which takes 8h 51m and costs £110 - £350.
The distance between Portree and Portrush is 426 miles.
The best way to get from Portree to Portrush without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 16h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 50m to get from Portree to Portrush, including transfers.
There are 752+ hotels available in Portrush.
What companies run services between Portree, Scotland and Portrush, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Portree to Portrush. However, you can take the bus to Bus Station, take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, walk to Glasgow Buchanan, take the vehicle to Belfast, Europa Buscentre, walk to Belfast Great Central, take the train to Coleraine, walk to Coleraine Buscentre, then take the bus to Dunluce Avenue. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Portree to Portrush via Cairnryan and Larne in around 8h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Antrim to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Spean Bridge to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Mallaig to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Spean Bridge to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £20–40
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Somerled Square to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £21–45
Bus from Somerled Square to Spean Crescent
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- 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/
Busferry from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car 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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