There are 11 ways to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland by bus, plane, train, ferry, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Bus to East Midlands Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Building 100bus
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EMA - BHD
3h 16m£57–158Bus to East Midlands Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Building 100bus
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EMA - BFS
3h 31m£52–167Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nottingham to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Bangor (Gwynedd)train
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
12h 16m£139–284Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nottingham to Tamworth High Leveltrain
- Take the train from Tamworth to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
14h 10m£74–170Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
14h 40mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
4h 32m£77–201Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
4h 16m£69–171Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BHX - BFS
4h 27m£67–145Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
4h 58m£70–170Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the bus from Whitechapel to Seacombe Ferry Terminalbus 423
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
15h 12m£82–173Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nottingham to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
7h 37m£77–142
Nottingham to Northern Ireland by train, foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland is to bus and fly which costs £55 - £160 and takes 3h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland is to bus and fly which takes 3h 16m and costs £55 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham station to Northern Ireland. However, there are services departing from Broad Marsh Bus Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Leeds City Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
The distance between Nottingham and Northern Ireland is 243 miles.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 16m and costs £130 - £290.
It takes approximately 3h 16m to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
Nottingham to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Nottingham to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
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What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Nottingham to Northern Ireland. However, you can take the bus to Building 100, walk to East-Midlands-Airport-EMA 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 Nottingham to Belfast Great Central via Crewe, Bangor (Gwynedd), Holyhead, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Connolly, and Dublin Connolly in around 12h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–80
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–60
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–140
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Tamworth to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Nottingham to Tamworth High Level
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1773 712265
- talk@trentbarton.co.uk
- Website
- trentbarton.co.uk
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Building 100
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–5
- Website
- https://www.trentbarton.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 Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- 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
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Whitechapel to Seacombe Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–95
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- 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
- £23–85
- 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
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