There are 8 ways to get from Buncrana to Hamilton by plane, train, 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.
Fly from City Of Derry Airport, train
best- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LDY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Hamilton Centraltrain
2h 20m£87–209Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Cockhill Rd to Letterkenny Busbus 951
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus to Monaghan Bus Stnbus 32
- Take the bus from Monaghan Bus Station to Great Northern Mallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
14h 2m£29–52Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Londonderry to York Streettrain Re
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayrbusferry 923
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
10h 24m£48–71Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 923
11h 14m£60–102Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Buncrana to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Hamiltoncar
5h 44m£65–279Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
5h 48m£64–162Train to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
5h 44m£53–124Bus, bus and ferry via Dublin Airport (DUB)
- Take the bus from Cockhill Rd to Airport Zone 16bus 933
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
14h 34m£39–48
City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Buncrana to Hamilton is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £28 - £55 and takes 14h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Buncrana to Hamilton is to fly and train which takes 2h 20m and costs £85 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Buncrana to Hamilton station. However, there are services departing from Cockhill Rd and arriving at Bus Station via Letterkenny Bus, Monaghan Bus Station, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 2m.
The distance between Buncrana and Hamilton is 162 miles.
The best way to get from Buncrana to Hamilton without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 14h 2m and costs £28 - £55.
It takes approximately 2h 20m to get from Buncrana to Hamilton, including transfers.
Buncrana to Hamilton bus services, operated by McGonagle Bus and Coach Hire, depart from Cockhill Rd station.
Buncrana to Hamilton bus services, operated by McGonagle Bus and Coach Hire, arrive at Letterkenny Bus station.
There are 1301+ hotels available in Hamilton.
What companies run services between Buncrana, Ireland and Hamilton, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Buncrana to Hamilton. However, you can drive to Derry-Airport-LDY airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 500 bus to Waterloo Lane, walk to Glasgow Central Low Level, then take the train to Hamilton Central. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Buncrana to Hamilton Central via Londonderry, York Street, Nelson Street, Stena Line terminus, Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Ayr, Carrick Street, Ashgrove Street, Ayr, Glasgow Central, and Glasgow Central Low Level in around 10h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central Low Level to Hamilton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to York Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Monaghan Bus Station to Great Northern Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £15–29
- Phone
- +353 (0)749362480
- [email protected]
- Website
- McGonagle Bus and Coach Hire
Bus from Cockhill Rd to Letterkenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- McGonagle Bus and Coach Hire
- Phone
- 074 9741644
- [email protected]
- Website
- TFI Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
Bus from Cockhill Rd to Letterkenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- TFI Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
- Leap/Contactless
- £2–4
- Cash
- £4–5
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
Bus from Cockhill Rd to Letterkenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–17
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Letterkenny Bus to Monaghan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +35 374 913 5201
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
Bus from Cockhill Rd to Airport Zone 16
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–26
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
- 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 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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