There are 14 ways to get from Rugby to Belfast by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
3h 5m£55–160Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
16h 33m£37–62Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rugby 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
10h 56m£104–191Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Rugby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
12h 40m£73–193Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BHX - BFS
3h 15m£37–129Train, bus to Luton Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Central station to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LTN - BFS
4h 47m£46–181Train, bus to Luton Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Central station to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LTN - BHD
4h 26m£56–222Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
4h 9m£71–184Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
4h 29m£68–173Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
4h 25m£64–208Train, train to East Midlands Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Rugby to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to East Midlands Parkwaytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EMA - BHD
4h 42m£59–183Train, car ferry via Lichfield
- Take the train from Rugby to Lichfield Trent Valleytrain
- Take the train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
13h 26m£76–178Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Coventry to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain Re
17h 17m£48–69Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rugby to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
8h 1m£111–346
Rugby to Belfast by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rugby to Belfast is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £35 - £65 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Rugby to Belfast is to fly which takes 3h 5m and costs £50 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Rugby to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Northcote Road and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Cross Cheaping, Millennium Point and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 33m.
The distance between Rugby and Belfast is 254 miles.
The best way to get from Rugby to Belfast without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 56m and costs £100 - £200.
It takes approximately 3h 5m to get from Rugby to Belfast, including transfers.
Rugby to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Millennium Point station.
Rugby to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1247+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Rugby, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Aer Lingus and easyJet fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Luton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Luton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Luton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Lichfield Trent Valley
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Lichfield Trent Valley to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Millennium Point to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Coventry to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- £28–45
- 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
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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