There are 5 ways to get from Belfast to Castletown by car ferry, train, bus, or plane
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Car ferry
best- Take the car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
5h 28m$38–56Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain Belfast Great Central - Dublin Connolly
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
8h 27m$44–412Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus 705x
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
8h 58m$44–411Fly from Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane BFS - IOM
4h 19m$114–270Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM)plane DUB - IOM
4h 19m$91–371
Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Castletown is to car ferry which costs $35 - $60 and takes 5h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Castletown is to fly which takes 4h 19m and costs $110 - $270.
The distance between Belfast and Castletown is 302 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Castletown without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 8h 27m and costs $40 - $420.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Belfast to Castletown, including transfers.
There are 127+ hotels available in Castletown.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Castletown, Isle of Man?
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company operates a car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglas once daily. Tickets cost $30–45 and the journey takes 4h 45m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair UK, and Loganair fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Isle Of Man Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Isle Of Man Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $18–26
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–160
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–377
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- $53
- Motorcycle&Adult
- $193
- Car&Adult
- $377
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