There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Dundonald by plane, bus, busferry, train, car ferry, 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 Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the bus from Custom House Square to Ulster Hospitalbus
3h 18m£46–116Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Shandwick Place to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 900
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
9h 23m£16–24Train, Bus, car ferry
- 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
9h 28m£40–82Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Dundonaldcar
5h 6m£61–273Fly Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place Station [glider] to Ulster Hospitalbus
3h 42m£46–112Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
3h 50m£48–172Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place Station [glider] to Ulster Hospitalbus
4h 19m£53–138Train to Newcastle, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCL - BFS
5h 8m£79–218Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
9h 32m£109–191
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Dundonald is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £16 - £24 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Dundonald is to fly and bus which takes 3h 18m and costs £45 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Dundonald. However, there are services departing from Shandwick Place and arriving at Ulster Hospital via Glasgow Buchanan and Wellington Place. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Dundonald is 152 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Dundonald without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 9h 23m and costs £16 - £24.
It takes approximately 3h 18m to get from Edinburgh to Dundonald, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Dundonald bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Shandwick Place station.
Edinburgh to Dundonald bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1228+ hotels available in Dundonald.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Dundonald, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Dundonald. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, 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 Queens Square, walk to Custom House Square, then take the bus to Ulster Hospital. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shandwick Place to Ulster Hospital via Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, and Wellington Place in around 9h 23m.
- 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
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Custom House Square to Ulster Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- 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 Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Lanyon Place Station [glider] to Ulster Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Lanyon Place Station [glider] to Ulster Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- 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
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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