There are 9 ways to get from Belfast to St Helens by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, busferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 Airport to St Helens Junctiontrain
3h 40m£38–146Fly Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
4h 12m£32–112Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Larne to Cairnryanferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Westerntrain
11h 11m£97–408Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
11h 12m£41–63Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus Uk030
12h 7mFly Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junctiontrain
4h 20m£42–146Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BHD - LPL
3h 27m£32–132Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
5h 42mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to St Helenscar
6h 24m£81–127
Belfast to St Helens by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to St Helens is to car ferry which costs £40 - £65 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to St Helens is to fly which takes 3h 27m and costs £30 - £140.
The distance between Belfast and St Helens is 204 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to St Helens without a car is to ferry and train which takes 11h 11m and costs £95 - £410.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Belfast to St Helens, including transfers.
There are 2410+ hotels available in St Helens.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and St Helens, England?
Stena Line operates a car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool twice daily. Tickets cost £35–60 and the journey takes 8h. Alternatively, easyJet flies from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- 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 Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to St Helens Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Wigan North Western
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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/
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
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
- 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
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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