There are 11 ways to get from Colne to Belfast by train, plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Colne to Blackburntrain
- Take the train from Blackburn to Boltontrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
4h 57m£51–160Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Colne to Blackburntrain
- Take the train from Blackburn to Boltontrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
5h 18m£46–134Train, car ferry via Glasgow
- Take the train from Colne to Prestontrain
- 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
12h 20m£150–475Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Colne to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
13h 33m£52–123Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus X43
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
13h 58mBus to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Farm Foods to Keighley Bus Station Entrancebus
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LBA - BHD
5h 3mTrain, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Colne to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
5h 39m£61–151Train, train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Colne to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
5h 19m£63–152Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colne to Blackburntrain
- Take the train from Blackburn to Boltontrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
7h 3m£50–155Train, car ferry #2
- Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Tower Hill, Headbolt Lanetrain Blackburn - Tower Hill, Headbolt Lane
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
15h 8m£55–129Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colne to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
6h 6m£77–297
Colne to Belfast by train, foot, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colne to Belfast is to train and car ferry which costs £50 - £130 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Colne to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs £50 - £160.
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, Shudehill Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
The distance between Colne and Belfast is 227 miles.
The best way to get from Colne to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry via Glasgow which takes 12h 20m and costs £150 - £480.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Colne to Belfast, including transfers.
Colne to Belfast bus services, operated by The Burnley Bus Company, depart from Bus Station.
Colne to Belfast bus services, operated by The Burnley Bus Company, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
There are 1272+ 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 train to Blackburn, take the train to Bolton, 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 Colne to Lanyon Place via Preston, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, Cairnryan, Larne, and Larne Harbour in around 12h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–90
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- 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
- £40–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–55
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Colne to Blackburn
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Blackburn to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Colne to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Burnley Manchester Road to Tower Hill, Headbolt Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- 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 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- 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
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)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
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-burnley-bus-company/
Bus from Farm Foods to Keighley Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-burnley-bus-company/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- 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
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- 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
- £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 Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–75
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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