There are 11 ways to get from Brighton to Ballycastle by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LGW - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymenatrain
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospitalbus
6h 46m£56–211Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the train from York Street to Ballymenatrain Re
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospitalbus 131 / ...
17h 11m£144–267Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Ballymenatrain Re
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospitalbus 131 / ...
21h 58m£84–186Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Ballycastlecar
10h 57m£148–400Fly London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LGW - BFS
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospitalbus
6h 52m£61–213Train to London City Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LCY - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymenatrain
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospitalbus
7h 28m£123–423Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport, line 171 bus
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane LHR - LDY
- Take the bus from Coleraine Buscentre to The Diamondbus
8h 13m£136–341Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LHR - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymenatrain
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospitalbus
8h 15m£108–372Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane STN - BFS
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospitalbus
8h 12m£79–255Fly London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport, bus, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LGW - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Ballymenatrain
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospitalbus
9h 49m£59–215Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 025
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 802
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Bridge Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus 218 / ...
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospitalbus 131 / ...
22h 54m£92–149
Brighton to Ballycastle by train, foot, bus, and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Ballycastle is to fly and train and bus which costs £55 - £220 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Ballycastle is to fly and train and bus which takes 6h 46m and costs £55 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Ballycastle. However, there are services departing from Preston Circus and arriving at Dalriada Hospital via Heathrow Terminal 5, Glasgow Buchanan, Bridge Street and Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 54m.
The distance between Brighton and Ballycastle is 429 miles.
The best way to get from Brighton to Ballycastle without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 21h 58m and costs £80 - £190.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Brighton to Ballycastle, including transfers.
Brighton to Ballycastle bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Preston Circus station.
Brighton to Ballycastle bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
There are 368+ hotels available in Ballycastle.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Ballycastle, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Brighton to Ballycastle. However, you can take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Bridge End, walk to Belfast Lanyon Place, take the train to Ballymena, walk to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre, then take the bus to Dalriada Hospital. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brighton to Dalriada Hospital via London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool, Port Of Belfast, York Street, Ballymena, and Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre in around 17h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £25–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Translink
Train from York Street to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–35
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Coleraine Buscentre to The Diamond
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Bridge Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre to Dalriada Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- 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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