There are 7 ways to get from Balmoral to Glasgow by train, plane, busferry, car ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
best- Take the train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
2h 54m£41–135Bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
7h 20m£7Car ferry, Bus
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
8h 5m£33–55Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Balmoral to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
4h 8m£51–259Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
3h 22m£39–99Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
4h 3m£54–149Fly Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
4h 36m£50–133
Balmoral to Glasgow by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Balmoral to Glasgow is to bus and ferry which costs £8 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Balmoral to Glasgow is to train and fly which takes 2h 54m and costs £40 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Balmoral to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Malone Park and arriving at Glasgow Buchanan via Belfast, Europa Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 20m.
The distance between Balmoral and Glasgow is 119 miles.
The best way to get from Balmoral to Glasgow without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7h 20m and costs £8.
It takes approximately 2h 54m to get from Balmoral to Glasgow, including transfers.
Balmoral to Glasgow bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Balmoral to Glasgow bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 1539+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Balmoral, Northern Ireland and Glasgow, Scotland?
Translink operates a vehicle from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan twice daily. Tickets cost £4 and the journey takes 6h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Translink
Train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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