How to travel from Edinburgh to Belfast

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Travel Information between Edinburgh and Belfast

Distance230 km
Available travel modesCoach or flight
Ticket price range€22 - €60
Cheapest modeFlight • €22 • 50 min
Fastest modeFlight • €22 • 50 min
Popular travel companiesNational Express or easyJet

Take a coach or flight to travel 230 km between Edinburgh and Belfast. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are National Express or easyJet among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or flight from Edinburgh to Belfast.

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from Edinburgh to Belfast

How to get from Edinburgh to Belfast by train, bus or flight.

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The best way to travel from Edinburgh to Belfast is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

National Express
07:10AM10h20
Edinburgh
05:30PMBelfast
611One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

National Express
07:10AM10h20
Edinburgh
05:30PMBelfast
611One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

National Express
09:10AM8h20
Edinburgh
05:30PMBelfast
611One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Edinburgh to Belfast

Travel to Belfast easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Edinburgh to Belfast.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options to Belfast from Edinburgh. You can take a coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Belfast from Edinburgh is by taking a flight, which costs on average €22.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Edinburgh to Belfast:

A flight is €38 less than a coach with an average ticket price of €60 from Edinburgh to Belfast.

The fastest way from Edinburgh to Belfast is by flight with an average journey time of 50 min.

There are alternative travel options to Belfast that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 8 h 20 min of travel time.

You should expect to travel around 230 km from Edinburgh to Belfast.

The average frequency per day from Edinburgh to Belfast is:

  • 1 coach a day.
  • 20 flights per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Edinburgh and Belfast as scheduled services by coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Edinburgh to Belfast:

  • Most travellers who purchase a plane ticket from Edinburgh to Belfast depart from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport.

The following travel companies offer services from Edinburgh to Belfast:

  • National Express can take you to Belfast by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for National Express from Edinburgh to Belfast for €60.
  • EasyJet, Aer Lingus, Ryanair or British Airways can take you to Belfast by plane. If searching for a good deal on flights, you can find tickets for Ryanair from Edinburgh to Belfast for €22.

Yes, there are direct routes from Edinburgh to Belfast with the following travel companies:

  • You can find 7 direct flights per day to Belfast with easyJet or Aer Lingus.

Direct services to Belfast tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

Your journey from Edinburgh to Belfast doesn't have to end in Belfast. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like Dublin, London, Glasgow or Londonderry. If you’d like to add Dublin, London, Glasgow or Londonderry to your Edinburgh to Belfast trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Belfast today!

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