There are 10 ways to get from Widnes to Belfast by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Fly Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
best- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
2h 56m£35–115Train, ferry
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
9h 45m£86–147Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Whitechapel to Seacombe Ferry Terminalbus 423
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
13h 28m£41–66Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
15h 3mFly Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
2h 41m£36–136Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Runcorn to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
4h 14m£41–178Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Runcorn to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
4h 29m£39–177Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
4h 30m£51–253Fly Liverpool to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
4h 53m£41–141Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Widnes to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
6h 25m£86–126
Widnes to Belfast by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Widnes to Belfast is to bus and car ferry which costs £40 - £70 and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Widnes to Belfast is to fly which takes 2h 41m and costs £35 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Widnes to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Doctors Pub and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Warrington Bus Interchange Stand N, Shudehill Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 3m.
The distance between Widnes and Belfast is 192 miles.
The best way to get from Widnes to Belfast without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 45m and costs £85 - £150.
It takes approximately 2h 56m to get from Widnes to Belfast, including transfers.
Widnes to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Widnes to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 835+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Widnes, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
easyJet flies from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Runcorn to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–80
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Whitechapel to Seacombe Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
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
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- 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
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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