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How to get fromBushmills to Island of Skyeby train, busferry, bus, car ferry, ferry, car, or plane

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There are 7 ways to get from Bushmills to Island of Skye by train, busferry, bus, car ferry, ferry, car, or plane

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  1. Train, bus and ferry, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Grand Centraltrain train Re
    2. Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry bus ferry 923
    3. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Ferry Road Endbus bus 915
    16h 38m

  2. Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, train, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain train
    2. Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane BHD - GLA
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toiletsbus bus
    4. Take the train from Crianlarich to Mallaigtrain train
    5. Take the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    12h 48m
    £99–245

  3. Train, car ferry, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Coleraine to York Streettrain train Re
    2. Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus 923
    4. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Mallaigtrain train
    5. Take the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    16h 48m
    £122–237

  4. Train, bus and ferry, ferry

    1. Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Grand Centraltrain train Re
    2. Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry bus ferry 923
    3. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Mallaigtrain train
    4. Take the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    17h 29m

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Bushmills to Larnecar car
    2. Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Cairnryan to Portreecar car
    8h 47m
    £102–337

  6. Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain train
    2. Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane BHD - INV
    3. Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Road Endbus bus
    10h 14m
    £118–287

  7. Fly City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, train, ferry

    1. Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane LDY - GLA
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Building to Public Toiletsbus bus
    3. Take the train from Crianlarich to Mallaigtrain train
    4. Take the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    12h 16m
    £123–287

George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration1h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket£149Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 421 mi
  • Duration: 16h 38m

What companies run services between Bushmills, Northern Ireland and Island of Skye, Highland, Scotland?

There is no direct connection from Bushmills to Island of Skye. However, you can take the line 172 bus to Coleraine Buscentre, walk to Coleraine, take the train to Belfast Grand Central, walk to Belfast, Europa Buscentre, take the vehicle to Glasgow Buchanan, walk to Buchanan Bus Station, then take the bus to Ferry Road End. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bushmills War Memorial to Armadale Ferry Terminal via Coleraine Buscentre, Coleraine, York Street, Belfast, Cairnryan, Ferry Terminal, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Queen Street, Mallaig, and Mallaig in around 16h 48m.

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