There are 10 ways to get from Aberystwyth to Northern Ireland by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
best- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BHX - BFS
6h 16m£57–202Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BHX - BHD
6h 12m£56–253Train, ferry
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand CentralIc / ...
12h 50m£116–178Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from North Parade to Bangor Bus Station Stand BT2
- Take the bus from Bangor Bus Station Stand C to Llys Watling4X
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 21X1 / ...
13h 15mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Chester
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
14h 49m£62–124Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
6h 51m£65–185Train, train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
6h 37m£70–236Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
7h 8m£72–188Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
7h 23m£65–152Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aberystwyth to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
8h 41m£112–280
Aberystwyth to Northern Ireland by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberystwyth to Northern Ireland is to train and car ferry which costs £60 - £130 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Aberystwyth to Northern Ireland is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs £55 - £260.
The distance between Aberystwyth and Northern Ireland is 392 miles.
The best way to get from Aberystwyth to Northern Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 50m and costs £110 - £180.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Aberystwyth to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1253+ hotels available in Northern Ireland.
What companies run services between Aberystwyth, Wales and Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Aberystwyth to Northern Ireland. However, you can take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, then take the bus to Ulster University Belfast. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aberystwyth to Belfast Grand Central via Shrewsbury, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Connolly, and Dublin Connolly in around 12h 50m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £11–17
Train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–20
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1654 702100
- info@lloydscoaches.com
- Website
- lloydscoaches.com
Bus from North Parade to Bangor Bus Station Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://lloydscoaches.com/
- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Bangor Bus Station Stand C to Llys Watling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Arriva Wales
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 21
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £165–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
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