There are 12 ways to get from University of Reading to Belfast by bus, plane, train, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the bus from Winnersh Triangle station to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LHR - BHD
4h 6m£90–335Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LTN - BFS
5h 4m£61–218Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Reading to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Chester
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
16h 18m£78–332Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station802
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
17h 54mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from University of Reading to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
9h 24m£130–304Train to London City Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LCY - BHD
4h 23m£119–382Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LGW - BHD
5h 4m£76–240Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LGW - BFS
5h 30m£71–209Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BHX - BHD
5h 14m£75–305Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BHX - BFS
5h 24m£70–244Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LTN - BHD
4h 44m£90–259Train, car ferry via Birmingham Airport (BHX)
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Chester
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
17h 5m£95–267
University of Reading to Belfast by foot, bus, train, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from University of Reading to Belfast is to train and fly which costs £70 - £210 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from University of Reading to Belfast is to bus and fly which takes 4h 6m and costs £90 - £340.
No, there is no direct bus from University of Reading to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Three Tuns and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Winnersh Triangle station, Heathrow Terminal 5 and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 54m.
The distance between University of Reading and Belfast is 347 miles.
The best way to get from University of Reading to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 16h 18m and costs £75 - £340.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from University of Reading to Belfast, including transfers.
University of Reading to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
University of Reading to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1266+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between University of Reading, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from University of Reading to Belfast. However, you can walk to Three Tuns, take the bus to Cavendish Gardens, walk to Winnersh Triangle station, take the bus to Heathrow Terminal 2, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 vehicle from University of Reading to Nelson Street Bus Lane via Reading University, Bridge Street, Reading, Stafford, Chester, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Liverpool, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 16h 18m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
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 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Luton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Train from Reading to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £27–40
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Winnersh Triangle station to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- 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/
- 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
- £35–85
- 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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