There are 10 ways to get from Eastbourne to Belfast by train, plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LGW - BHD
3h 44m£47–147Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LGW - BFS
4h 9m£39–121Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
16h 4m£99–304Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Stationbus 423 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
20h 6m£62–157Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Old Steine 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
23h 14mTrain, train to London City Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Eastbourne to Haywards Heathtrain
- Take the train from Haywards Heath to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LCY - BHD
4h 39m£118–305Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LHR - BHD
5h 5m£74–342Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Eastbourne to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LTN - BFS
5h 30m£66–182Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Eastbourne to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane STN - BFS
5h 43m£56–168Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Eastbourne to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
10h 45m£146–212
Eastbourne to Belfast by train, subway, foot, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Eastbourne to Belfast is to train and fly which costs £35 - £130 and takes 4h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Eastbourne to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 3h 44m and costs £45 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Eastbourne to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Gildredge Road and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Old Steine, Heathrow Central Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 14m.
The distance between Eastbourne and Belfast is 383 miles.
The best way to get from Eastbourne to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 16h 4m and costs £95 - £310.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Eastbourne to Belfast, including transfers.
Eastbourne to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Old Steine station.
Eastbourne to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
There are 1251+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Eastbourne, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Eastbourne to Belfast. However, you can take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 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 Eastbourne to Ulster University Belfast via London Victoria, Victoria station, Euston station, London Euston, Chester, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Liverpool, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 16h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £18–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £18–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Eastbourne to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Eastbourne to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Eastbourne to Haywards Heath
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–20
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Eastbourne to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Haywards Heath to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from East Croydon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Old Steine to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- 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
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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