There are 10 ways to get from University of Manchester to Belfast by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
3h 2m£42–150Fly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
3h 16m£35–114Train, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand CentralIc / ...
10h 45m£90–161Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime StreetManchester Airport - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
12h 7m£42–100Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus StationUk030 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
13h 31mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
3h 40m£37–126Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
3h 26m£43–177Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LBA - BHD
4h 47m£69–214Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LBA - BFS
4h 51m£90–173Drive, car ferry
- Drive from University of Manchester to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
6h 22m£86–242
University of Manchester to Belfast by foot, train, ferry, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from University of Manchester to Belfast is to fly which costs £30 - £120 and takes 3h 16m.
The fastest way to get from University of Manchester to Belfast is to fly which takes 3h 2m and costs £40 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from University of Manchester to Belfast. However, there are services departing from University Shopping Centre and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Shudehill Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 31m.
The distance between University of Manchester and Belfast is 187 miles.
The best way to get from University of Manchester to Belfast without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 45m and costs £90 - £170.
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from University of Manchester to Belfast, including transfers.
University of Manchester to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
University of Manchester to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1257+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between University of Manchester, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
easyJet and Aer Lingus fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- 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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–27
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–12
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- 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
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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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