There are 11 ways to get from Whaley Bridge to Belfast by train, plane, car ferry, ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Whaley Bridge to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
3h 33m£45–192Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Whaley Bridge to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
3h 54m£37–131Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Stockport to Liverpool Lime StreetCleethorpes - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
12h 45m£48–123Train, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
13h 42m£123–443Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus StationUk030 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
14h 48mTrain, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Whaley Bridge to Stockport
- Take the train from Stockport to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
4h 38m£46–168Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Stockport to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
4h 18m£52–179Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LBA - BHD
5h 48m£63–231Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BHX - BHD
5h 42m£82–340Train, car ferry via St Helens
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to RainhillManchester Airport - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
14h 39m£48–116Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Whaley Bridge to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
6h 43m£91–249
Whaley Bridge to Belfast by train, foot, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whaley Bridge to Belfast is to train and fly which costs £35 - £140 and takes 3h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Whaley Bridge to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 3h 33m and costs £45 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Whaley Bridge station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Railway Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Manchester Airport The Station, Shudehill Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 48m.
The distance between Whaley Bridge and Belfast is 201 miles.
The best way to get from Whaley Bridge to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 12h 45m and costs £45 - £130.
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Whaley Bridge to Belfast, including transfers.
Whaley Bridge to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Whaley Bridge to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1265+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Whaley Bridge, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Whaley Bridge to Belfast. 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, then take the line 600 bus to Queens Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Whaley Bridge to Castlecourt via Stockport, Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Central Loop Line, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Liverpool, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 12h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–110
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
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 Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Whaley Bridge to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Whaley Bridge to Stockport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Rainhill
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Stockport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Stockport to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stockport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stockport to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £24–35
- 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £17–23
- 1st Class
- £26–40
Train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stockport to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- Hourly
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
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/
- 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
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