There are 10 ways to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Fly East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EMA - BHD
3h 15m£43–150Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 240 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
15h 25m£35–63Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nottingham to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
11h 56m£110–169Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
13h 38m£93–180Train 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£73–161Train 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 13m£70–187Train 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 23m£58–156Train 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 57m£69–165Fly East Midlands Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EMA - BFS
3h 30m£73–139Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nottingham to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
7h 38m£100–331
Nottingham to Northern Ireland by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £35 - £65 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland is to fly which takes 3h 15m and costs £40 - £150.
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 15h 25m.
The distance between Nottingham and Northern Ireland is 245 miles.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 56m and costs £110 - £170.
It takes approximately 3h 15m to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
Nottingham to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Nottingham to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
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There are 1216+ hotels available in Northern Ireland.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Northern Ireland?
Aer Lingus flies from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–65
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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