There are 12 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)EMA - BHD
3h 15m£47–188Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BHX - BFS
4h 21m£43–161Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
12h 6m£129–205Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime StreetNorwich - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
13h 38m£58–152Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Greyfriar Gate to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
15h 31mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
4h 34m£53–203Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
4h 49m£52–177Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BHX - BHD
4h 16m£54–227Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
5h 16m£60–197Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
5h 1m£61–218Train, car ferry via Tamworth
- Take the train from Nottingham to Tamworth High Level
- Take the train from Tamworth to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
13h 54m£63–139Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nottingham to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
7h 48m£100–152
Nottingham to Northern Ireland by train, foot, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland is to train and fly which costs £40 - £170 and takes 4h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland is to fly which takes 3h 15m and costs £45 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham to Northern Ireland. However, there are services departing from Greyfriar Gate and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Shudehill Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 31m.
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 6m and costs £120 - £210.
It takes approximately 3h 15m to get from Nottingham to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
Nottingham to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Greyfriar Gate station.
Nottingham to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Book your Nottingham to Northern Ireland bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1249+ 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 Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £18–90
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–220
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–65
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Tamworth to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Tamworth High Level
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Greyfriar Gate to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- 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
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £165–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
- 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/
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