There are 9 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Ballater by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
7h 45m£77–172Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from George Street to Dundee stationbus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
8h 43m£34–51Drive 253.8 mi
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Ballatercar 253.8 mi
5h 2m£63–91Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
7h 16m£120–272Train, bus via Aberdeen
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Victoria Roadbus 201 / ...
8h 27m£86–206Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Golf Roadbus 201 / ...
8h 55m£97–199Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Morpeth to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Golf Roadbus 201 / ...
9h 35m£119–194Train, bus to Newcastle, fly, bus
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Sunderlandtrain
- Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NCL - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
8h 45mFly from Durham Tees Valley Airport, bus
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MME - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
9h 5m£111–618
Middlesbrough to Ballater by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Ballater is to bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Ballater is to drive which takes 5h 2m and costs £60 - £95.
No, there is no direct bus from Middlesbrough station to Ballater. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stand 11 and arriving at Ballater via George Street and Dundee station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 43m.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Ballater is 302 miles. The road distance is 255.2 miles.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Ballater without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 45m and costs £75 - £180.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Middlesbrough to Ballater, including transfers.
Middlesbrough to Ballater bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
Middlesbrough to Ballater bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Middlesbrough to Ballater is 255 miles. It takes approximately 5h 2m to drive from Middlesbrough to Ballater.
There are 159+ hotels available in Ballater.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Ballater, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Ballater via Edinburgh, Bus Station, George Street, and Dundee station in around 8h 43m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Newcastle to Aberdeen Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Morpeth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Middlesbrough to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Middlesbrough to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Middlesbrough to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from George Street to Dundee station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Victoria Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Golf Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Golf Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
- Phone
- 0191 375 5727
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminal
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Northstar
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