There are 10 ways to get from Rathmullan to Edinburgh by car, busferry, train, car ferry, bus, or plane
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Drive, bus and ferry, train
best- Drive from Rathmullan to Main Street
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
10h 28mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Antrim
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BFS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 7m£63–206Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rathmullan to Belfast
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburgh
6h 49m£84–242Line 973 bus, bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Rathmullan to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre
- Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Lanyon Place
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHD - EDI
7h 24mDrive, train, bus and ferry
- Drive from Rathmullan to Derry-Londonderry
- Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Yorkgate0
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayr923
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
11h 22mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Derry Londonderry Bus Station to Belfast, Europa Buscentre212
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street900
12h 34mLine 973 bus, bus, train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Rathmullan to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre
- Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Antrim
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BFS - EDI
7h 20mLine 973 bus, bus to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Rathmullan to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LDY - EDI
5h 24mLine 973 bus, bus to City Of Derry Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rathmullan to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LDY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
6h 17mTrain to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Lanyon Place
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 12m£70–254
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rathmullan to Edinburgh is to drive and car ferry which costs £80 - £250 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Rathmullan to Edinburgh is to drive and car ferry which takes 6h 49m and costs £80 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Rathmullan to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Rathmullan and arriving at Princes Street via Letterkenny Bus Station, Derry Londonderry Bus Station, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 34m.
The distance between Rathmullan and Edinburgh is 292 miles.
The best way to get from Rathmullan to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 12h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Rathmullan to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Rathmullan to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Derry Londonderry Bus Station.
Rathmullan to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
There are 2517+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Rathmullan, Ulster, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Rathmullan to Edinburgh. However, you can drive to Main Street, take the line 106 bus to Queen Street, walk to Wellington Place, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the taxi to Belfast Stena Line Terminus, take the vehicle to Glasgow Buchanan, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, then take the train to Edinburgh Waverley. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Rathmullan to Edinburgh via Belfast and Cairnryan in around 6h 49m.
- 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
- £23–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–70
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Derry-Londonderry to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Derry-Londonderry to Yorkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Derry-Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Derry Londonderry Bus Station to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 074 9741644
- Donegal@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinkdsl.ie
Bus from Rathmullan to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://locallinkdsl.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Letterkenny Bus Station to Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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