There are 13 ways to get from Ballymena to Sheffield by train, plane, car ferry, busferry, bus, or car
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
4h 40m£52–181Fly Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
4h 35m£46–173Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ballymena to Yorkgatetrain
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffieldtrain
13h 9m£77–140Train, bus and ferry, bus via Carlisle
- Take the train from Ballymena to Yorkgatetrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Halston Hotelbus
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Sheffieldtrain
14h 34mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Ballymena to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Sheffieldcar
7h 45m£97–144Fly Belfast International Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffieldtrain
5h 18m£48–175Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane BHD - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
4h 48m£59–233Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffieldtrain
5h 18m£56–203Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BHD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
5h 19m£70–271Fly Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BFS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
5h 4m£52–188Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane BHD - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Sheffieldtrain
5h 57m£71–224Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from George Street to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 218
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Meadowhall Interchange/B1bus
14h 45mTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
16h 20m
Ballymena to Sheffield by train, bus, car ferry, and taxi
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballymena to Sheffield is to fly and train which costs £45 - £180 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ballymena to Sheffield is to fly and train which takes 4h 35m and costs £45 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Ballymena to Sheffield. However, there are services departing from George Street and arriving at Waingate/CG19 via Nelson Street, Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange and Meadowhall Interchange/A3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
The distance between Ballymena and Sheffield is 258 miles.
The best way to get from Ballymena to Sheffield without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 13h 9m and costs £75 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Ballymena to Sheffield, including transfers.
Ballymena to Sheffield bus services, operated by Translink, depart from George Street station.
Ballymena to Sheffield bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Nelson Street Bus Lane station.
There are 835+ hotels available in Sheffield.
What companies run services between Ballymena, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland and Sheffield, England?
There is no direct connection from Ballymena to Sheffield. However, you can take the train to Lanyon Place, walk to Station Street, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, then take the train to Sheffield. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ballymena to Sheffield via Yorkgate, Nelson Street, Stena Line terminus, Belfast, Liverpool, and Liverpool Lime Street in around 13h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £18–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Ballymena to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Yorkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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/
Bus from George Street to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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