There are 13 ways to get from Belfast to Boston by plane, train, car ferry, busferry, bus, or car
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to East Midlands Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane BHD - EMA
- Take the train from Nottingham to Bostontrain
5h 29m£70–194Train, car ferry via Newcastle upon Tyne
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Bostontrain
15h 42m£215–566Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Bostontrain
15h 48m£126–234Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Rail Station Car Parkbus 451
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station to Interchange Shelterbus B5 / ...
19h 26mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BHD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Bostontrain
6h 38m£103–249Fly Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BFS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Bostontrain
7h 3m£95–204Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane BHD - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Bostontrain
6h 47m£86–188Fly Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BFS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Bostontrain
6h 34m£104–272Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Bostontrain
7h 7m£91–214Fly Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BFS - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Granthamtrain
- Take the train from Grantham to Bostontrain
7h 23m£100–275Car ferry, train via Crewe
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Crewe to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Bostontrain
16h 12m£110–224Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the carferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Bostontrain
17h 2m£121–178Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Bostoncar
7h 58m£106–338
Belfast to Boston by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Boston is to fly and train which costs £70 - £200 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Boston is to fly and train which takes 5h 29m and costs £70 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Boston station. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station, Leeds City Bus Station, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Central Bus Station and Interchange Shelter. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 26m.
The distance between Belfast and Boston is 299 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Boston without a car is to train and car ferry via Newcastle upon Tyne which takes 15h 42m and costs £210 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Belfast to Boston, including transfers.
Belfast to Boston bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Boston bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 553+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Boston, England?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Boston. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to East Midlands Airport (EMA), walk to Coach Park, take the bus to Nottingham station, walk to Nottingham, then take the train to Boston. Alternatively, you can take a train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Boston via Larne Harbour, Larne, Cairnryan, Stranraer, Glasgow Central, Newcastle, and Grantham in around 15h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Crewe to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stranraer to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Doncaster to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Peterborough to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from King's Cross to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Doncaster to Grantham
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Rail Station Car Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01205 364087
- Website
- Brylaine Travel
Bus from Central Bus Station to Interchange Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Brylaine Travel
- Phone
- 01522 533605
- Website
- PC Coaches
Bus from Central Bus Station to Interchange Shelter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- PC Coaches
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Port of Larne to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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