There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Dark Hedges by train, bus, car ferry, busferry, car, or plane
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Train, Bus, car ferry
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley 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 Ballymoneytrain Re
10h 31mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Dark Hedgescar
5h 27m£63–276Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Ballymoneytrain Re
12h 5mFly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymoneytrain
- Take the bus from Ballymoney Train Station [bus stop] to Clintyfinnanbus
6h 26mFly to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Ballymoneytrain
- Take the bus from Ballymoney Train Station [bus stop] to Clintyfinnanbus
6h 22m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Dark Hedges is to drive and car ferry which costs £60 - £280 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Dark Hedges is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 27m and costs £60 - £280.
The distance between Edinburgh and Dark Hedges is 239 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Dark Hedges without a car is to train and Bus and car ferry which takes 10h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 31m to get from Edinburgh to Dark Hedges, including transfers.
There are 780+ hotels available in Dark Hedges.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Dark Hedges. However, you can take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Buchanan, take the bus to Cairnryan Stena Terminal, walk to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Belfast, walk to Stena Line terminus, take the line 96 bus to Nelson Street Bus Lane, walk to York Street, take the train to Ballymoney, then take the taxi to Dark Hedges. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Princes Street to Dark Hedges via Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Belfast Grand Central, Ballymoney, Ballymoney Train Station [bus stop], and Clintyfinnan in around 12h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from York Street to Ballymoney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Ballymoney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ballymoney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Translink
Train from Antrim to Ballymoney
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Ballymoney Train Station [bus stop] to Clintyfinnan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Ballymoney Train Station [bus stop] to Clintyfinnan
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
- 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
- £13–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Phone
- 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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