How to get from Belfast to Edinburgh by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Belfast and Edinburgh is 230 kilometers (143 miles).
Driving distance from Belfast to Edinburgh is 299 kilometers (185 miles)

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Routes from belfast-belfast to edinburgh-city-of-edinburgh
Cheapest
Car
7h 2m
299 km
cost $59
Fastest
Truck
7h 2m
price $59
Others
Walk
2d 4h 29m
distance 302 km
Bike
18h 24m
distance 318 km

4 Ways from Belfast (United Kingdom/Belfast) to Edinburgh (United Kingdom/City of Edinburgh)

Choose 1 of the options below and start your journey
Cheapest
Car
7h 2m
299 km
cost $59
Fastest
Truck
7h 2m
price $59
Others
Walk
2d 4h 29m
distance 302 km
Bike
18h 24m
distance 318 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Donegall Square South, A20 289 m
2. Turn right onto Fisherwick Place, A1 112 m
3. Keep left onto College Square East, B126 248 m
4. Keep left 69 m
5. Turn left onto Divis Street, A501 154 m
6. Keep right 1.41 km
7. Keep left onto Westlink, A12 4.18 km
8. Keep left onto M2 5.14 km
9. Keep left 707 m
10. Keep right 41 m
11. At roundabout, take exit 4 onto A8(M) 1.82 km
12. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A8 1.39 km
13. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A8 2.33 km
14. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A8 14.45 km
15. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Belfast Road, A8 1.10 km
16. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A8 1.58 km
17. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A8 2.26 km
18. At roundabout, take exit 4 onto The Harbour Highway, A8 635 m
19. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Olderfleet Road, A8 534 m
20. Turn sharp left 103 m
21. Keep left 190 m
22. Keep left 214 m
23. Turn sharp left 29 m
24. Turn right 60.55 km
25. Keep right 116 m
26. Keep right 578 m
27. At roundabout, take exit 2 53 m
28. Turn slight left 18 m
29. Turn left onto A77 2.37 km
30. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A77 35.02 km
31. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Coalpots Road, B7035 3.05 km
32. Turn right onto B734 2.47 km
33. Keep left 5.82 km
34. Continue onto Linfern Road, B741 7.72 km
35. Turn left onto King Street, B7023 2.10 km
36. Turn right 1.22 km
37. Turn slight left onto B7045 4.85 km
38. Turn right onto A77 6.78 km
39. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A77 1.85 km
40. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ayr Bypass, A77 2.47 km
41. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A77 2.87 km
42. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Prestwick Bypass, A77 3.51 km
43. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Kilmarnock Road, A77 10.80 km
44. Keep right onto A77 6.88 km
45. Keep right onto M77 13.61 km
46. Keep left 424 m
47. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Glasgow Southern Orbital, A726 5.16 km
48. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Glasgow Southern Orbital, A726 4.17 km
49. Keep left onto Redwood Drive, A726 108 m
50. Turn right onto Philipshill Road 852 m
51. Turn right 36 m
52. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stewartfield Way 298 m
53. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stewartfield Way 536 m
54. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stewartfield Way 406 m
55. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stewartfield Way 945 m
56. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stewartfield Way 1.43 km
57. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A749 275 m
58. Keep left onto East Kilbride Expressway 12.71 km
59. Keep left onto M8 48.83 km
60. At roundabout, take exit 3 390 m
61. Keep left 516 m
62. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Calder Road, A71 807 m
63. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Calder Road, A71 673 m
64. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Calder Road, A71 753 m
65. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Calder Road, A71 723 m
66. Continue onto Stenhouse Road, A71 1.05 km
67. Keep left 83 m
68. Turn slight left onto Balgreen Road 137 m
69. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stevenson Road 447 m
70. Continue onto Westfield Road 2.73 km
71. Continue onto West Approach Road 50 m
72. Turn left onto Lothian Road, A702 417 m
73. Continue onto Charlotte Square 74 m
74. Turn right onto George Street 198 m
75. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street 204 m
76. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street 203 m
77. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street 217 m
78. Turn right onto St Andrew Square 491 m
79. Turn sharp right onto Princes Street 7 m
80. Arrive at destination 0 m
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