There are 10 ways to get from Brighton to Belfast by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, car, or ferry
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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)plane LGW - BHD
3h 27m£45–190Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
14h 48m£130–274Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 025
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
21h 43mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
10h 25m£122–208Fly London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LGW - BFS
3h 47m£45–149Train to London City Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LCY - BHD
4h 9m£114–272Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LHR - BHD
4h 46m£92–369Train to Southampton Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane SOU - BHD
5h 7m£81–282Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane STN - BFS
5h 14m£77–212Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 550 / ...
- Take the ferry from Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal to Seacombe Ferry Terminalferry Fer
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
22h 12m
Brighton to Belfast by train, foot, taxi, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Belfast is to fly which costs £45 - £150 and takes 3h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Belfast is to fly which takes 3h 27m and costs £45 - £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 Central Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 43m.
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 car ferry which takes 14h 48m and costs £130 - £280.
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 Central Bus Station.
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There are 1262+ 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.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–480
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- 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
- £27–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–210
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Phone
- 0151 330 1444
- Website
- merseyferries.co.uk
Ferry from Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal to Seacombe Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.merseyferries.co.uk/
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