There are 9 ways to get from Whitby to Belfast by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Train to Newcastle, fly to Belfast International Airport
best- Take the train from Whitby to Heworthtrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCL - BFS
6h 10m£47–102Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Whitby to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
13h 51mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Whitby to Middlesbroughtrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 183
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
14h 53mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Whitby to Middlesbroughtrain
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnocktrain
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Stranraertrain
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
15h 42m£109–372Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Whitby to Middlesbroughtrain
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
7h 42m£61–233Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Whitby to Middlesbroughtrain
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
8h 3m£56–207Train, car ferry via Liverpool
- Take the train from Whitby to Darlingtontrain
- Take the train from Darlington to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
16h 4m£75–191Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Leeds Bus Station Entrancebus 840
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
18h 36mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Whitby to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
6h 49m£84–119
Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitby to Belfast is to train and fly which costs £45 - £110 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Whitby to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs £45 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Whitby to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Bus Stn Stand 4 and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Leeds City Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 36m.
The distance between Whitby and Belfast is 289 miles.
The best way to get from Whitby to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 13h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Whitby to Belfast, including transfers.
Whitby to Belfast bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, depart from Bus Stn Stand 4 station.
Whitby to Belfast bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, arrive at Leeds Bus Station Entrance.
There are 1253+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Whitby, North Yorkshire, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Whitby to Belfast. However, you can take the train to Heworth, walk to Heworth, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, then take the bus to Ulster University Belfast. Alternatively, you can take a train from Whitby to Castlecourt via Darlington, Edinburgh Waverley, Edinburgh, Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Cairnryan Stena Terminal, Cairnryan, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 13h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Whitby to Heworth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–17
Train from Whitby to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Whitby to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- £26–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kilmarnock to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £17–23
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- £4–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 01653692556
- customer.services@transdevbus.co.uk
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Stn Stand 4 to Leeds Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner/
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car 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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