There are 12 ways to get from Belfast to Ely by plane, train, car ferry, busferry, bus, or car
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Fly Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BFS - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Elytrain
4h 11m£50–147Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
14h 29m£121–296Car ferry, train via Edinburgh
- 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 Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Elytrain
14h 49m£201–537Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18bus
18h 41mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BHD - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
4h 53m£104–427Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London City Airport (LCY)plane BHD - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
4h 44m£121–287Fly Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BFS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
5h 4m£85–226Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BHD - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
4h 34m£96–231Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BHD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Elytrain
5h 52m£99–219Fly 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 Elytrain
6h 17m£99–194Car 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 Elytrain
16h 58m£120–237Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Elycar
8h 52m£93–172
Belfast to Ely by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Ely is to fly and train which costs £50 - £150 and takes 4h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Ely is to fly and train which takes 4h 11m and costs £50 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Ely. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Market Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway and Drummer St Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 41m.
The distance between Belfast and Ely is 389 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Ely without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 14h 29m and costs £120 - £300.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Belfast to Ely, including transfers.
Belfast to Ely bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Ely bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 494+ hotels available in Ely.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Ely, England?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Ely. However, you can take the bus to Belfast International Airport, walk to Belfast International Airport (BFS) airport, fly to London Stansted Airport (STN), walk to Stansted Airport, then take the train to Ely. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Victoria Square Victoria Street to Ely via Stena Line terminus, Belfast, Liverpool, Woodside Interchange, Birkenhead Bus Station, Conway Park, Liverpool Central Loop Line, Liverpool Lime Street, London Euston, and King's Cross in around 14h 29m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £28–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- 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
- £40–80
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- £1–3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- 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
- £23–85
- 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
- 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
- £24–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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