There are 10 ways to get from Belfast to Heerlen by plane, train, busferry, bus, or car ferry
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHD - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
7h 56mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DUB - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlentrain
8h 37m€63–400Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Maastrichtbus
28h 49m€114–226Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain Ic
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Maastrichtbus
37h 44m€505–854Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BHD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Heerlentrain
7h 15m€136–421Fly Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BFS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Heerlentrain
7h 50m€114–292Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DUB - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
8h 36mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane DUB - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlentrain
11h 19m€88–435Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain
9h 29m€113–423Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Hamilton Square Interchange to London Victoriabus 830
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Maastrichtbus
30h 20m€136–278
Belfast to Heerlen by busferry and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Heerlen is to bus and ferry and bus which costs €110 - €230 and takes 28h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Heerlen is to fly and train which takes 7h 15m and costs €130 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Heerlen. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Heerlen via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Maastricht. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 49m.
The distance between Belfast and Heerlen is 1022 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Heerlen without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 28h 49m and costs €110 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Belfast to Heerlen, including transfers.
Belfast to Heerlen bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Heerlen bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Heerlen is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 4:00 AM in Belfast and 5:00 AM in Heerlen.
There are 1544+ hotels available in Heerlen.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Heerlen, Netherlands?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Heerlen. 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 Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), walk to D-Flughafen Terminal S, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, take the train to Herzogenrath, then take the train to Heerlen. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Heerlen via Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, and Maastricht in around 28h 49m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Hamilton Square Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €44–120
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €44
- Car Passenger
- €167
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