There are 10 ways to get from Chorley to Belfast by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Chorley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
3h 21m£44–146Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Whitechapel to Seacombe Ferry Terminalbus 423
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
14h 46m£30–89Train, Bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
11hTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
11h 24m£111–456Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk030
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
13h 2mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Chorley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
3h 46m£39–125Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Chorley to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
4h 21m£51–141Train, train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Chorley to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
4h 1m£49–162Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LBA - BHD
5h 11m£86–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chorley to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
5h 58m£56–114
Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chorley to Belfast is to bus and car ferry which costs £29 - £90 and takes 14h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Chorley to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 3h 21m and costs £40 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Chorley station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 2m.
The distance between Chorley and Belfast is 208 miles.
The best way to get from Chorley to Belfast without a car is to train and Bus and car ferry which takes 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Chorley to Belfast, including transfers.
Chorley to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Chorley to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1263+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Chorley, Lancashire, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Chorley to Belfast. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, then take the line 600 bus to Queens Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chorley to Castlecourt via Preston, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Buchanan, Cairnryan Stena Terminal, Cairnryan, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 11h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chorley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chorley to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Chorley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Chorley to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Whitechapel to Seacombe Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–70
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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