There are 12 ways to get from Belfast to Doncaster by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncastertrain
4h 32m£55–170Fly 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 Doncastertrain
5h 2m£51–150Car ferry, train
- 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 Doncastertrain
12h 51m£133–545Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Birkenhead Bus Station to Hood streetbus 437 / ...
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Doncastertrain
13h 4m£56–150Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Meadowhall Interchange/B1bus Ukn31 / ...
14h 1mFly 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 Doncastertrain
4h 33m£52–160Fly 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 Doncastertrain
5h 43m£62–155Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BHD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Doncastertrain
5h 8m£59–170Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane BHD - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Doncastertrain
5h 4m£82–210Fly 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 Doncastertrain
5h 36m£78–174Fly Belfast International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane BFS - LBA
- Take the train from Apperley Bridge to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Doncastertrain
4h 53m£54–150Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Doncastercar
6h 54m£63–132
Belfast to Doncaster by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Doncaster is to fly and train which costs £50 - £150 and takes 5h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Doncaster is to fly and train which takes 4h 32m and costs £55 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Doncaster. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange/B2 via Buchanan Bus Station and Meadowhall Interchange/C2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 1m.
The distance between Belfast and Doncaster is 245 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Doncaster without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 12h 51m and costs £130 - £550.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Belfast to Doncaster, including transfers.
Belfast to Doncaster bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Doncaster bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
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There are 580+ hotels available in Doncaster.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Doncaster, England?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Doncaster. 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 Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, then take the train to Doncaster. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lanyon Place to Doncaster via Larne Harbour, Larne, Cairnryan, Stranraer, Glasgow Central, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 12h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Apperley Bridge to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–6
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Birkenhead Bus Station to Hood street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £0
Bus from Birkenhead Bus Station to Hood street
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
- 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/
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 Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £11–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- 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
- £24–90
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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