There are 7 ways to get from Paisley to Belfast by car, car ferry, train, busferry, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Paisley to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
3h 57m£49–69Fly Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
2h 49m£34–107Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayrtrain Glasgow Central - Ayr
- Take the busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
7h 12mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from West Regent Lane to Ayr Bus Stationbus X77 / ...
- Take the busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
8h 38mFly Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
2h 28m£38–148Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
4h 6m£42–100Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
3h 50m£41–131
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paisley to Belfast is to drive and car ferry which costs £45 - £70 and takes 3h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Paisley to Belfast is to fly which takes 2h 28m and costs £35 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Paisley to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Espedair Burn and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via West Regent Lane and Ayr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 38m.
The distance between Paisley and Belfast is 129 miles.
The best way to get from Paisley to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 7h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Paisley to Belfast, including transfers.
Paisley to Belfast bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, depart from West Regent Lane station.
Paisley to Belfast bus services, operated by Stagecoach West Scotland, arrive at Ayr Bus Station.
There are 1253+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Paisley, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
easyJet flies from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from West Regent Lane to Ayr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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