There are 12 ways to get from Sleaford to Belfast by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)EMA - BHD
4h 42m£68–208Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BHX - BFS
5h 55m£62–222Train, bus, car ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Sleaford to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station900
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
14h 6mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
15h 45m£66–195Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Nottingham station93
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station900
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
18hTrain, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BHX - BHD
5h 49m£66–263Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LBA - BHD
5h 50m£83–326Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
6h 19m£80–262Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
6h 36m£73–211Train, car ferry via Crewe
- Take the train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
15h 48m£66–186Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Aintree Festival Zone PackageGn4
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
17h 7m£68–141Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sleaford to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
7h 38m£106–271
East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sleaford to Belfast is to train and bus and car ferry which costs £65 - £150 and takes 17h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Sleaford to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 4h 42m and costs £65 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Sleaford station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Rail Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Bus Station, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h.
The distance between Sleaford and Belfast is 283 miles.
The best way to get from Sleaford to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Edinburgh which takes 14h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Sleaford to Belfast, including transfers.
Sleaford to Belfast bus services, operated by Central Connect, depart from Bus Station.
Sleaford to Belfast bus services, operated by Central Connect, arrive at Nottingham station.
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What companies run services between Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Sleaford to Belfast. However, you can take the train to Nottingham, walk to Broad Marsh Bus Station, take the bus to Building 100, walk to East Midlands Airport (EMA) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, then take the line 600 bus to Queens Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sleaford to Nelson Street Bus Lane via Peterborough, Edinburgh Waverley, Edinburgh, Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Cairnryan Stena Terminal, Cairnryan, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 14h 6m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- 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 Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sleaford to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sleaford to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- hulltrains.co.uk
Train from Grantham to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–36
- Website
- https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Aintree Festival Zone Package
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.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
- +44 1279 793753
- info@centralconnect.info
- Website
- central-connect.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Nottingham station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.central-connect.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
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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