There are 13 ways to get from Belfast to Brecon by plane, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)BHD - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Merthyr Tydfil
6h 7m£61–229Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Durham Street to Dublin Airport Zone 14785
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Abergavenny
13h 24m£147–226Train, ferry
- Take the train from Great Victoria Street to Dublin Connolly
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to Abergavenny
13h 51m£129–183Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Take the train from Chester to AbergavennyHolyhead - Cardiff Central / ...
15h 2m£92–146Fly Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BFS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Abergavenny
- Take the bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4
6h 29mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Bristol Airport, train, bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BHD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4
5h 59mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)BHD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Hereford
7h 26m£73–238Fly Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)BFS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Hereford
- Take the train from Hereford to Abergavenny
- Take the bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4
7h 46mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Abergavenny
7h 8m£82–285Fly Belfast International Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Abergavenny
7h 43m£77–235Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Abergavenny
7h 29m£100–228Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Kingsway GDM19
19h 41mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Drive from Cairnryan to Brecon
8h 59m£116–292
Belfast to Brecon by bus, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Brecon is to car ferry and train which costs £90 - £150 and takes 15h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Brecon is to fly and train which takes 6h 7m and costs £60 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Brecon. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Bulwark via Buchanan Bus Station, Greyfriars Road Stop GJ and Merthyr Bus Station Stand 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 41m.
The distance between Belfast and Brecon is 308 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Brecon without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 13h 24m and costs £140 - £230.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Belfast to Brecon, including transfers.
Belfast to Brecon bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Brecon bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 680+ hotels available in Brecon.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Brecon, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Brecon. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Cardiff Airport (CWL), walk to Cardiff Airport, take the line 304 bus to Barry Hotel, walk to Barry, take the train to Cardiff Central, take the train to Merthyr Tydfil, walk to Merthyr Bus Station Stand 2, then take the bus to Bulwark. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Grand Central Station Durham Street to Brecon Interchange 4 via Dublin Airport Zone 14, Dublin Airport, Terminal 1, Dublin 3Arena Point Village & Ringsend, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, Abergavenny, and Abergavenny Bus Station Stand 4 in around 13h 24m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Merthyr Tydfil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
Train from Chester to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45–65
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–15
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Hereford to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wilmslow to Abergavenny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £61–62
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Great Victoria Street to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–18
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £11–16
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Grand Central Station Durham Street to Dublin Airport Zone 14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Durham Street to Dublin Airport Zone 14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +44 1874 622223
- office@williams-coaches.co.uk
- Website
- williams-coaches.co.uk
Bus from Station Road to Brecon Interchange 4
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.williams-coaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- 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 Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 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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