There are 11 ways to get from Leeds to Belfast by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, ferry, or car
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Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LBA - BHD
3h 15m£54–173Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
4h 3m£46–148Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime StreetNewcastle - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
12h 21m£53–119Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Halston Hotel
- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
12h 30mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Leeds to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
12h 53m£101–388Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
3h 48m£48–174Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LBA - BFS
3h 20m£74–153Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
4h 30m£51–209Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
4h 16m£52–230Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One171 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
14h 37m£49–93Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
6h 42m£84–128
Leeds to Belfast by train, foot, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Belfast is to bus and car ferry which costs £45 - £95 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Belfast is to fly which takes 3h 15m and costs £50 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Leeds City Bus Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Halston Hotel and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
The distance between Leeds and Belfast is 193 miles.
The best way to get from Leeds to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 12h 21m and costs £50 - £120.
It takes approximately 3h 15m to get from Leeds to Belfast, including transfers.
Leeds to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leeds City Bus Station.
Leeds to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Halston Hotel station.
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There are 1258+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Aer Lingus flies from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–140
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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
- £50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–70
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £17–23
- 1st Class
- £26–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £30–50
- 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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