There are 8 ways to get from Dundee to Ballymena by bus, plane, train, car ferry, busferry, 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.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Malmaison to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymenatrain
4h 56mBus, bus and ferry, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Overgate 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
10h 41m£25–34Train, Bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Take the train from York Street to Ballymenatrain Re
10h 40m£69–112Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dundee to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
5h 32m£69–284Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the bus from Malmaison to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
4h 51mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymenatrain
5h 29m£77–202Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
5h 29m£72–154Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ABZ - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymenatrain
6h 10m£126–288
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dundee to Ballymena is to bus and bus and ferry and train which costs £25 - £35 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Dundee to Ballymena is to train and fly which takes 5h 29m and costs £75 - £210.
The distance between Dundee and Ballymena is 223 miles.
The best way to get from Dundee to Ballymena without a car is to train and Bus and car ferry which takes 10h 40m and costs £65 - £120.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Dundee to Ballymena, including transfers.
There are 231+ hotels available in Ballymena.
What companies run services between Dundee, Scotland and Ballymena, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Dundee to Ballymena. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 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, then take the train to Ballymena. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dundee to Ballymena via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Buchanan, Cairnryan Stena Terminal, Cairnryan, Port Of Belfast, Stena Line terminus, Nelson Street Bus Lane, and York Street in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
- 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
- Phone
- 01382 201121
- [email protected]
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Malmaison to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
Bus from Malmaison to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Xplore Dundee
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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