There are 9 ways to get from Belfast to Ostend by plane, train, car ferry, busferry, or bus
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BHD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostendetrain
7h 53m€134–337Bus 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 Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostendetrain
8h 8m€82–412Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Ostendetrain Ic / ...
17h 24m€375–944Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Ostendetrain Ic / ...
18h 6m€256–546Bus and ferry, bus via Dover
- 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 Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Brugesbus
24h 26mFly 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 to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Ostendetrain
7h 37m€158–463Fly 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 to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Ostendetrain
8h 17m€131–394Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DUB - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Ostendetrain
9h 47m€106–488Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brugesbus
25h 35m
Belfast to Ostend by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Ostend is to bus and fly and train which costs €80 - €420 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Ostend is to fly and train which takes 7h 37m and costs €150 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Ostend. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Oostende Gouwelozestraat via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover and Brugge Station perron C7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 26m.
The distance between Belfast and Ostend is 944 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Ostend without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 17h 24m and costs €370 - €950.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Belfast to Ostend, including transfers.
Belfast to Ostend bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Ostend bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Ostend is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 9:08 PM in Belfast and 10:08 PM in Ostend.
There are 6483+ hotels available in Ostend.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Ostend, Belgium?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Ostend. 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 Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, take the train to Gand-Saint-Pierre, then take the train to Ostende. Alternatively, you can take a train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Ostende via Larne Harbour, Larne, Cairnryan, Stranraer, Glasgow Central, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 17h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Brussels Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stranraer to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- €55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €20–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–260
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- €29–55
- Passenger Car
- €150–260
- 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
- €42–120
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €163
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