There are 12 ways to get from Belfast to County Durham by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Fly Belfast International Airport to Newcastle, train
best- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BFS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Bishop Aucklandtrain
4h 53m£41–109Car ferry, bus, train via Edinburgh
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
11h 44m£79–130Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Durhamtrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
12h 17mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Larne Harbourtrain
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
12h 51m£89–350Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Darlingtontrain
6h 30m£52–229Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
6h£68–189Fly Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Darlingtontrain
7h£52–204Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane BHD - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Darlingtontrain
6h 31m£60–233Fly Belfast International Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Darlingtontrain
7h 16m£64–267Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Interchange to Tenters Street Stand Bbus X21
13h 7mCar ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Seacombe Ferry Terminal to Hood streetbus 423
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Darlingtontrain
15h 44m£70–177Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to County Durhamcar
5h 55m£71–107
Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Newcastle (NCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to County Durham is to fly and train which costs £40 - £110 and takes 4h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to County Durham is to fly and train which takes 4h 53m and costs £40 - £110.
The distance between Belfast and County Durham is 257 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to County Durham without a car is to car ferry and bus and train via Edinburgh which takes 11h 44m and costs £75 - £130.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Belfast to County Durham, including transfers.
There are 1295+ hotels available in County Durham.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and County Durham, England?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to County Durham. However, you can take the bus to Belfast International Airport, walk to Belfast International Airport (BFS) airport, fly to Newcastle (NCL), walk to Newcastle Airport, take the subway to Central Station, walk to Newcastle, take the train to Darlington, then take the train to Bishop Auckland. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Victoria Square Victoria Street to Bishop Auckland via Stena Line terminus, Belfast, Cairnryan, Stena Terminal, Buchanan Bus Station, Princes Street, Edinburgh Waverley, and Darlington in around 11h 44m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Bishop Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–7
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Lanyon Place to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £1
- Sleeper Seat
- £1–2
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £11–13
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newcastle Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Interchange to Tenters Street Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Seacombe Ferry Terminal to Hood street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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