There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Belfast by train, bus, car ferry, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train, bus, car ferry • 8h 20m
Cheapest option
6 alternative options
Bus, car ferry • 8h 38m
Train, bus, car ferry via Ayr • 9h 1m
Drive, car ferry • 4h 44m
Fly Edinburgh to Belfast City • 3h 3m
Edinburgh to Belfast by train, tram, walk, bus and car ferry
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Belfast is to fly which costs £30 - £120 and takes 3h 3m.
The quickest way to get from Edinburgh to Belfast is to fly which costs £30 - £120 and takes 3h 3m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Belfast is 143 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 8h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Edinburgh to Belfast, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport is the direct flight which takes 50 min.
easyJet offers flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport.
There are 475+ hotels available in Belfast. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Edinburgh Airport is to tram which takes 32 min and costs £1 - £6.
- Distance: 143.3 miles
- Duration: 8h 20m
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
easyJet flies from Edinburgh to Belfast 4 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £120
Flights from Glasgow to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24 - £120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £160
Flights from Glasgow to Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £110
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £30
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £15
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £23 - £30
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £26
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £9 - £13
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £20 - £26
- Phone
- 0871 266 33 33
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Cairnryan, Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16 - £23
- Website
- Scottish Citylink
Bus from Edinburgh, Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- Scottish Citylink
- Phone
- 01292 288100
- info@doddsoftroon.com
- Website
- doddsoftroon.com
Bus from Ayr station to Cairnryan, Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Dodds of Troon
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Stena Line
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