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BelfastEdinburgh
Distance: 284 km·Drive time: 5 h 20 min

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Driving from Belfast to Edinburgh takes about via Belfast - Cairnryan. The distance is 284 km. The straight-line distance is 231 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Queens Island, Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire, Potterhill, Stobcross (historical), Blackford, Edinburgh. Driving directions

Driving directions

106 · 284 km

Take the A75 from Belfast and head towards Edinburgh.

  1. 1 Depart right onto Donegall Square South 83 m
  2. 2 Continue straight onto Howard Street 202 m
  3. 3 Turn right onto Fisherwick Place 112 m
  4. 4 Keep slightly left onto College Square East 132 m
  5. 5 Continue straight onto College Avenue 127 m
  6. 6 Turn slightly left 71 m
  7. 7 Turn left onto Divis Street 140 m
  8. 8 Take ramp slightly right 333 m
  9. 9 Merge slightly right onto Westlink 2 km
  10. 10 Keep slightly left onto Westlink 123 m
  11. 11 Take exit straight 67 m
  12. 12 Continue straight 3 km
  13. 13 Take exit slightly left 438 m
  1. 14 Keep slightly right 241 m
  2. 15 Keep slightly left onto Dargan Road 2 km
  3. 16 Turn left onto West Bank Road 2 km
  4. 17 Turn straight 182 m
  5. 18 Turn left 517 m
  6. 19 At end of road, turn right 181 m
  7. 20 Turn sharp left 142 m
  8. 21 Continue straight onto Belfast - Cairnryan 77 km
  9. 22 Turn straight 237 m
  10. 23 Keep slightly left 247 m
  11. 24 Enter roundabout left 23 m
  12. 25 Exit roundabout left 75 m
  13. 26 Enter roundabout left 4 m
  14. 27 Exit roundabout slightly left 36 km
  15. 28 Enter rotary left onto Coalpots Road 52 m
  16. 29 Exit rotary slightly left onto Coalpots Road 4 km
  17. 30 Turn right 3 km
  18. 31 Continue straight 6 km
  19. 32 Continue straight onto Linfern Road 3 km
  20. 33 Continue straight onto Drumburle Bridge 4 km
  21. 34 Continue straight 107 m
  22. 35 Continue straight 2 km
  23. 36 Turn left onto King Street 3 km
  24. 37 Turn right 2 km
  25. 38 Turn straight 5 km
  26. 39 Turn right 7 km
  27. 40 Enter rotary straight 100 m
  28. 41 Exit rotary left 2 km
  29. 42 Enter rotary left onto Ayr Bypass 80 m
  30. 43 Exit rotary slightly left onto Ayr Bypass 3 km
  31. 44 Enter rotary slightly left 136 m
  32. 45 Exit rotary slightly left 3 km
  33. 46 Enter rotary slightly left onto Prestwick Bypass 36 m
  34. 47 Exit rotary straight onto Prestwick Bypass 4 km
  35. 48 Enter rotary straight onto Kilmarnock Road 83 m
  36. 49 Exit rotary straight onto Kilmarnock Road 11 km
  37. 50 Keep slightly right onto Kilmarnock Bypass 7 km
  38. 51 Continue straight 14 km
  39. 52 Take exit slightly left 425 m
  40. 53 Enter roundabout straight onto Glasgow Southern Orbital 165 m
  41. 54 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Glasgow Southern Orbital 6 km
  42. 55 Enter rotary straight onto Glasgow Southern Orbital 73 m
  43. 56 Exit rotary straight onto Glasgow Southern Orbital 4 km
  44. 57 Continue straight onto Redwood Drive 458 m
  45. 58 Take exit slightly left onto Redwood Drive 38 m
  46. 59 Turn straight onto East Kilbride Road 76 m
  47. 60 Turn right onto Philipshill Road 854 m
  48. 61 Turn right 36 m
  49. 62 Enter roundabout left onto Stewartfield Way 10 m
  50. 63 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Stewartfield Way 288 m
  51. 64 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Stewartfield Way 31 m
  52. 65 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Stewartfield Way 513 m
  53. 66 Enter roundabout straight onto Stewartfield Way 21 m
  54. 67 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Stewartfield Way 378 m
  55. 68 Enter roundabout left onto Stewartfield Way 43 m
  56. 69 Exit roundabout left onto Stewartfield Way 905 m
  57. 70 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Stewartfield Way 30 m
  58. 71 Exit roundabout straight onto Stewartfield Way 2 km
  59. 72 Turn slightly left 3 m
  60. 73 Turn right 25 m
  61. 74 Continue right 36 m
  62. 75 Keep slightly left 195 m
  63. 76 Continue left onto East Kilbride Expressway 10 km
  64. 77 Continue straight onto Bellshill Bypass 4 km
  65. 78 Take exit slightly left 49 km
  66. 79 Enter rotary straight 229 m
  67. 80 Exit rotary slightly left 163 m
  68. 81 Keep slightly left 524 m
  69. 82 Keep slightly left onto Calder Road 803 m
  70. 83 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Calder Road 57 m
  71. 84 Exit roundabout straight onto Calder Road 619 m
  72. 85 Enter roundabout straight onto Calder Road 77 m
  73. 86 Exit roundabout straight onto Calder Road 679 m
  74. 87 Enter roundabout straight onto Calder Road 65 m
  75. 88 Exit roundabout straight onto Calder Road 660 m
  76. 89 Continue straight onto Stenhouse Road 342 m
  77. 90 Continue straight onto Gorgie Road 3 km
  78. 91 Turn slightly right onto Henderson Terrace 180 m
  79. 92 Continue left onto Dundee Street 776 m
  80. 93 Continue straight onto Fountainbridge 495 m
  81. 94 Turn left onto Semple Street 140 m
  82. 95 Keep slightly right onto Morrison Street 114 m
  83. 96 Continue straight onto Bread Street 212 m
  84. 97 Turn slightly left onto West Port 309 m
  85. 98 Continue straight onto Grassmarket 234 m
  86. 99 Continue straight onto Cowgatehead 568 m
  87. 100 Turn left onto Blackfriars Street 160 m
  88. 101 Turn left onto High Street 79 m
  89. 102 At end of road, turn right onto North Bridge 359 m
  90. 103 Turn right onto Princes Street 37 m
  91. 104 Turn left onto Leith Street 17 m
  92. 105 Continue sharp left onto Princes Street 19 m
  93. 106 Arrive left onto Princes Street

The return trip from Edinburgh to Belfast covers roughly the same distance, 284 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from Belfast to Edinburgh you pass near Cairnryan Harbour, Loch Ryan Port, Campbeltown Ferry Terminal, Stena Line Victoria Terminal 2, Seagull Trust Cruises.

Questions and answers

Edinburgh lies roughly to the north-east of Belfast.

How far is it from Belfast to Edinburgh?

The distance between Belfast and Edinburgh is 284 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Belfast to Edinburgh?

The drive from Belfast to Edinburgh takes approximately 5 h 20 min by car.

What is the best route from Belfast to Edinburgh?

The fastest route from Belfast to Edinburgh covers 284 km with a driving time of approximately 5 h 20 min.

What is the shortest route from Belfast to Edinburgh?

The shortest driving route from Belfast to Edinburgh is about 284 km by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .