There are 10 ways to get from Leeds to Belfast by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, 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)plane LBA - BHD
2h 55m£45–140Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
13h 52m£33–125Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
12h 22m£51–132Train, car ferry via Carlisle
- Take the train from Leeds to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnocktrain
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Stranraertrain
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
13h 12m£160–464Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk010 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
13h 50mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
3h 48m£52–156Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
4h 8m£45–135Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LBA - BFS
3h 10m£44–152Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
4h 36m£66–150Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
6h 40m£61–118
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 £30 - £130 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Belfast is to fly which takes 2h 55m and costs £45 - £140.
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 Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 50m.
The distance between Leeds and Belfast is 191 miles.
The best way to get from Leeds to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 12h 22m and costs £50 - £140.
It takes approximately 2h 55m 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 Buchanan Bus Station.
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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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
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 George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- 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
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- 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
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- 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
- £24–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- 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
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