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 46m£46–145Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
3h 14m£41–114Bus and ferry
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
7h 20mCar ferry, Bus
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
8h 5mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Balmoral to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
4h 8m£51–258Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
3h 40m£45–125Fly Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
4h 8m£41–109
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balmoral to Glasgow is to fly and bus which costs £40 - £110 and takes 4h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Balmoral to Glasgow is to train and fly which takes 2h 46m and costs £45 - £150.
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 118 miles.
The best way to get from Balmoral to Glasgow without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 7h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 46m 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 1562+ 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 3 times a day, and the journey takes 6h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Balmoral to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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 Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- 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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