There are 12 ways to get from Londonderry to Scotland by plane, bus, busferry, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LDY - GLA
2h 25m£78–189Fly City Of Derry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LDY - EDI
2h 46m£37–309Bus, bus and ferry via Belfast
- Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 212 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
8h 56mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Londonderry to York Streettrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 923
9h 39m£44–90Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Londonderry to York Streettrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
9h 56m£105–356Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
4h 38m£56–159Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
4h 34m£45–116Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
5h 4m£58–134Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
4h 59m£48–111Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Derry Foyleside to Europa Bus Centrebus 705x
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
9h 10mTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
9h 17mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Londonderry to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
5h 7m£61–274
City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Londonderry to Scotland is to train and car ferry and bus which costs £40 - £90 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Londonderry to Scotland is to fly which takes 2h 25m and costs £75 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Londonderry station to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Foyle Street Bus Station and arriving at Glasgow Buchanan via Nelson Street and Belfast Stena Line Terminus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 56m.
The distance between Londonderry and Scotland is 138 miles.
The best way to get from Londonderry to Scotland without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Belfast which takes 8h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 25m to get from Londonderry to Scotland, including transfers.
Londonderry to Scotland bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Foyle Street Bus Station.
Londonderry to Scotland bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Nelson Street Bus Lane station.
There are 1560+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Scotland?
Loganair flies from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Londonderry to York Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Londonderry to York Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £15–29
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Derry Foyleside to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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