There are 12 ways to get from Colne to Belfast by bus, plane, train, car ferry, ferry, busferry, or car
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Bus to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the bus from Market Street to Keighley Bus Station Entrance
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LBA - BHD
4h 42mTrain, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Colne to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
5h 26m£50–149Train, Bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Colne to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
11h 51mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Colne to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
12h 2m£97–404Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Colne to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
13h 31m£56–124Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Colne to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
5h 5m£58–210Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Colne to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
5h 28m£68–168Train, train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Colne to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
5h 8m£78–229Bus, train, train to Newcastle, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the bus from Market Street to Keighley Bus Station Entrance
- Take the train from Keighley to Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)NCL - BFS
6h 41mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationUk030
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
14h 14mBus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to PrintworksX43
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Chester
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
15h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Colne to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
6h 4m£79–232
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colne to Belfast is to train and fly which costs £50 - £150 and takes 5h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Colne to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 5h 5m and costs £55 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Colne to Belfast. However, there are services departing from St Johns Church and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Bus Station, Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 14m.
The distance between Colne and Belfast is 212 miles.
The best way to get from Colne to Belfast without a car is to train and Bus and car ferry which takes 11h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Colne to Belfast, including transfers.
Colne to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Colne to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1265+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Colne, Lancashire, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Colne to Belfast. However, you can take the bus to Keighley Bus Station Entrance, walk to Keighley, take the train to Shipley, walk to Market Square, take the bus to Leeds Bradford Airport, walk to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) 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 Colne to Castlecourt via Preston, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Buchanan, Cairnryan Stena Terminal, Cairnryan, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 11h 51m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Colne to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Keighley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–8
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- £16–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- 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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Keighley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3–8
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Bus from Market Street to Keighley Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-burnley-bus-company/
Bus from Bus Station to Printworks
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-burnley-bus-company/
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
- £30–160
- 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/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- 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
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