There are 12 ways to get from Brighton to Belfast by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LGW - BHD
3h 27m£57–188Fly London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LGW - BFS
3h 52m£52–167Train, ferry
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London Euston to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Great Victoria Street
14h 12m£190–347Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
15h 38m£87–324Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Terminal 5025
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station802
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
18h 48mTrain to London City Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LCY - BHD
4h 9m£111–354Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LHR - BHD
4h 55m£92–381Train to Luton Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LTN - BFS
5h£53–192Train to Southampton Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)SOU - BHD
5h 8m£61–256Train, car ferry via Chester
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London Euston to Chester
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
15h 57m£98–309Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
18h 58m£73–170Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
10h 20m£147–330
Brighton to Belfast by train, foot, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Belfast is to fly which costs £50 - £170 and takes 3h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Belfast is to fly which takes 3h 27m and costs £55 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Preston Circus and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Heathrow Terminal 5 and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 48m.
The distance between Brighton and Belfast is 367 miles.
The best way to get from Brighton to Belfast without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 12m and costs £190 - £350.
It takes approximately 3h 27m to get from Brighton to Belfast, including transfers.
Brighton to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Preston Circus station.
Brighton to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
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There are 1265+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
easyJet flies from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Great Victoria Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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