There are 12 ways to get from Sheffield to Portrush by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
best- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
6h 24m£60–195Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Coleraine
6h 24m£52–161Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Drive from Larne to Portrush
12h 28m£94–438Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Coleraine0
13h 18m£62–136Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Station180
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Coleraine0
16h 54mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LBA - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
6h 47m£75–217Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Coleraine
6h 56m£54–183Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
6h 56m£61–212Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BHX - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Coleraine
6h 39m£73–196Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Coleraine
9h 31m£65–170Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Halston Hotel
- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Bridge Street 2 to Coleraine Buscentre218
17h 27mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sheffield to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Portrush
8h 12m£103–157
Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sheffield to Portrush is to train and fly which costs £50 - £170 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Sheffield to Portrush is to train and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs £60 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Sheffield to Portrush. However, there are services departing from Castle Street/CG22 and arriving at Dunluce Avenue via Meadowhall Interchange/B1, Halston Hotel, Glasgow Buchanan, Bridge Street 2 and Coleraine Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 27m.
The distance between Sheffield and Portrush is 294 miles.
The best way to get from Sheffield to Portrush without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 16h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Sheffield to Portrush, including transfers.
Sheffield to Portrush bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 station.
Sheffield to Portrush bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Halston Hotel station.
There are 689+ hotels available in Portrush.
What companies run services between Sheffield, England and Portrush, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Sheffield to Portrush. However, you can take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Bridge End, walk to Lanyon Place, take the train to Coleraine, then take the train to Portrush. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sheffield to Portrush via Manchester Oxford Road, Preston, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, Cairnryan, and Larne in around 12h 28m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–65
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Yorkgate to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Great Central to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Antrim to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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/
Bus from Bridge Street 2 to Coleraine Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Halston Hotel to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- 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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