There are 9 ways to get from Scotland to Belfast Port by car, car ferry, bus, plane, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Glasgow to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
3h 50m£54–88Fly Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the bus from Custom House Square to Catalyst Incbus
3h 6m£40–106Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
5h 35mBus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast Stena Line Terminusbusferry 923
5h 45mFly Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
- Take the bus from Custom House Square to Catalyst Incbus
2h 41m£41–141Fly Aberdeen Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ABZ - BHD
2h 58m£97–218Fly Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport, line 96 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
- Take the bus from Nelson Street to West Bank Closebus
4h 12mFly Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport, line 96 bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
- Take the bus from Nelson Street to West Bank Closebus
3h 52mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane INV - BHD
3h 16m£86–221
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Belfast Port is to fly and bus which costs £35 - £110 and takes 3h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Belfast Port is to fly and bus which takes 2h 41m and costs £40 - £150.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Glasgow Buchanan and arriving at Belfast Stena Line Terminus. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 45m.
The distance between Scotland and Belfast Port is 127 miles.
The best way to get from Scotland to Belfast Port without a car is to Bus and car ferry which takes 5h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Scotland to Belfast Port, including transfers.
Scotland to Belfast Port bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Glasgow Buchanan station.
Scotland to Belfast Port bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Belfast Stena Line Terminus station.
There are 1253+ hotels available in Belfast Port.
What companies run services between Scotland and Belfast Port, Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Translink operates a vehicle from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast Stena Line Terminus 3 times a day, and the journey takes 5h 45m. Alternatively, Loganair flies from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 5 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–240
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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 Custom House Square to Catalyst Inc
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast Stena Line Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Nelson Street to West Bank Close
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- £36–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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