There are 7 ways to get from Stirling to Balmoral by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
3h 46m£56–127Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Stirling to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
4h 31m£33–80Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk091
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
8h 20mTrain, Bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
9h 4mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
3h 42m£49–151Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
4h 9m£58–130Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
4h 11m£51–144
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stirling to Balmoral is to drive and car ferry which costs £30 - £80 and takes 4h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Balmoral is to train and fly which takes 3h 42m and costs £45 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Stirling to Balmoral. However, there are services departing from Library and arriving at Malone Park via Park and Ride, Glasgow Buchanan and Great Northern Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
The distance between Stirling and Balmoral is 178 miles.
The best way to get from Stirling to Balmoral without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 8h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Stirling to Balmoral, including transfers.
Stirling to Balmoral bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Park and Ride station.
Stirling to Balmoral bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 525+ hotels available in Balmoral.
What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Balmoral, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Stirling to Balmoral. However, you can take the train to Edinburgh Park, walk to Edinburgh Park Station, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Donegall Square South, then take the bus to Malone Park. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Library to Malone Park via Park and Ride, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, and Great Northern Mall in around 8h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- 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
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Park and Ride to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Park and Ride to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- 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/
- 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
- £7–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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