There are 10 ways to get from Ballycastle to Skipton by bus, train, plane, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Bus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
best- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane BHD - LBA
6h 56mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Ballycastle to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Skiptoncar
6h 30m£80–304Bus, train, bus and ferry via Carlisle
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus 131 / ...
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Halston Hotelbus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Skiptontrain
15h 13mBus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Skiptontrain
7h 28mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Skiptontrain
7h 24mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Skiptontrain
8h 8mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BFS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Skiptontrain
7h 43mBus, train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Skiptontrain
8h 7mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus 131 / ...
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to High Streetbus 218 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus
17h 39mBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus 131 / ...
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 183 / ...
18h 47m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballycastle to Skipton is to drive and car ferry which costs £80 - £310 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ballycastle to Skipton is to drive and car ferry which takes 6h 30m and costs £80 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Ballycastle to Skipton station. However, there are services departing from Market Street and arriving at Bus Station Stand 4 via Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station and Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 39m.
The distance between Ballycastle and Skipton is 265 miles.
The best way to get from Ballycastle to Skipton without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry via Carlisle which takes 15h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Ballycastle to Skipton, including transfers.
Ballycastle to Skipton bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Market Street station.
Ballycastle to Skipton bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre station.
There are 1430+ hotels available in Skipton.
What companies run services between Ballycastle, Northern Ireland and Skipton, England?
There is no direct connection from Ballycastle to Skipton. However, you can take the bus to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre, walk to Ballymena, take the train to Belfast Lanyon Place, walk to Station Street, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), walk to Leeds Bradford Airport, take the bus to Apperley Bridge Station, walk to Apperley Bridge, take the train to Shipley, then take the train to Skipton. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Street to Skipton via Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre, Ballymena, Belfast Grand Central, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, Halston Hotel, and Carlisle in around 15h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- [email protected]
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Skipton
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- 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/
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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