There are 12 ways to get from Belfast to England by plane, car ferry, train, busferry, bus, or car
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
2h 22m£35–130Fly Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
2h 52m£32–110Car ferry, train via Liverpool
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain Liverpool Lime Street - London Euston
12h 54m£93–212Car 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 London Eustontrain
12h 59m£189–575Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn30 / ...
16h 13mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BHD - BHX
2h 39m£39–129Fly 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 Liverpool Lime Streettrain
3h 6m£41–105Fly 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 International to Birmingham New Streettrain
3h 4m£38–114Fly Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BFS - BRS
3h 22m£41–105Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane BHD - LBA
3h 4m£42–162Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Archbus 541 / ...
18h 14m£51–199Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Londoncar
9h 46m£103–192
Belfast to England by bus, car ferry, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to England is to fly which costs £30 - £110 and takes 2h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to England is to fly which takes 2h 22m and costs £35 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to England. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Trafalgar Square via Buchanan Bus Station and Westminster Cathedral. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 13m.
The distance between Belfast and England is 184 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to England without a car is to car ferry and train via Liverpool which takes 12h 54m and costs £90 - £220.
It takes approximately 2h 22m to get from Belfast to England, including transfers.
Belfast to England bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to England bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 21580+ hotels available in England.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and England?
easyJet and Aer Lingus fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–80
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- 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 Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–5
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–7
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–4
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £25–85
- 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
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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