There are 13 ways to get from Holywell to Belfast by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Shotton to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
5h 31m£57–196Line 11 bus, train, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Holywell Bus Station Stand 3 to Chester Rd West
- Take the train from Shotton to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
5h 28m£44–143Train, ferry via Rhyl
- Take the train from Rhyl to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Great Victoria Street
10h 26m£92–192Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
12h 50m£48–101Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station830
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
14h 28mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Shotton to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
5h 47m£50–145Line 11 bus, train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Holywell Bus Station Stand 3 to Chester Rd West
- Take the train from Chester to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
5h 12m£50–194Fly Liverpool to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
7h 24m£52–159Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LBA - BHD
7h 44m£74–248Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BHX - BHD
7h 1m£78–242Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Rhyl to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 to Europa Bus Centre
10h 29m£72–158Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shotton to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Great Victoria Street
11h 3m£107–156Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Holywell to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
6h 59m£94–254
Holywell to Belfast by bus, train, ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Holywell to Belfast is to car ferry which costs £45 - £110 and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Holywell to Belfast is to line 11 bus and train and fly which takes 5h 12m and costs £50 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Holywell station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Holywell Bus Station Stand 3 and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Chester Bus Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 28m.
The distance between Holywell and Belfast is 243 miles.
The best way to get from Holywell to Belfast without a car is to train and ferry via Rhyl which takes 10h 26m and costs £90 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Holywell to Belfast, including transfers.
Holywell to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Holywell to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1262+ hotels available in Belfast.
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Stena Line operates a car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast twice daily. Tickets cost £35–85 and the journey takes 8h.
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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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
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
- £23–110
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Shotton to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Rhyl to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shotton to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shotton to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £30–45
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Rhyl to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £20–28
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £55–80
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Great Victoria Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Holywell Bus Station Stand 3 to Chester Rd West
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Arriva Wales
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- 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/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £165–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
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