There are 10 ways to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast by train, plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Train to London City Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LCY - BHD
3h 42m£106–320Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Station423 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
20h 6m£56–129Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Take the train from London Euston to Chester
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
15h 42m£98–292Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road StationA6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
20h 3mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LHR - BHD
4h 35m£83–336Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)STN - BFS
4h 56m£60–164Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LTN - BFS
4h 52m£60–198Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Street
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LGW - BHD
4h 37m£79–205Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Street
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LGW - BFS
4h 57m£70–184Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southend-on-Sea to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
9h 42m£135–313
Southend-on-Sea to Belfast by train, foot, subway, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast is to bus and car ferry which costs £55 - £130 and takes 20h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 3h 42m and costs £100 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Southend-on-Sea station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Victoria Station Interchange and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Bus Station, Coach Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 3m.
The distance between Southend-on-Sea and Belfast is 368 miles.
The best way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 15h 42m and costs £95 - £300.
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast, including transfers.
Southend-on-Sea to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southend-on-Sea to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Finchley Road Station.
There are 1268+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Southend-on-Sea, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast. However, you can take the train to West Ham, walk to West Ham DLR Station, take the train to London City Airport DLR Station, walk to London City Airport (LCY) 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 Southend Victoria to Ulster University Belfast via London Liverpool Street, Moorgate station, Euston station, London Euston, Chester, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Liverpool, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 15h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–280
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Phone
- +44 345 744 4422
- contact@c2crail.co.uk
- Website
- c2c-online.co.uk
Train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–25
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–18
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–19
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
- +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
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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