There are 9 ways to get from Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, busferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Southampton Airport, train, ferry
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane BHD - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
- Take the ferry from Poole to Cherbourgferry
10h 21m€99–298Bus, train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Busaras Bus Stationbus X1
- Take the train from Tara Street to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
25h 52m€98–575Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
21h 45m€531–1,545Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Caenbus 774 / ...
- Take the bus from Caen to Cherbourgbus
33h 58m€148–279Fly Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BFS - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
9h€149–337Fly Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BFS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
- Take the ferry from Poole to Cherbourgferry
12h 59m€128–293Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane DUB - ORY
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
10h 37m€180–545Train, ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry Dublin Ferryport B+I-Cherbourg
22h 43m€397–1,124Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
24h 25m€519–1,525
Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville by busferry and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville is to fly and train and ferry which costs €95 - €300 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville is to fly and train which takes 9h and costs €140 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Cherbourg via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Caen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 58m.
The distance between Belfast and Cherbourg-Octeville is 698 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 33h 58m and costs €140 - €280.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville, including transfers.
Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Cherbourg-Octeville is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 12:27 AM in Belfast and 1:27 AM in Cherbourg-Octeville.
There are 582+ hotels available in Cherbourg-Octeville.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Cherbourg-Octeville, France?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Cherbourg-Octeville. 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 Southampton Airport (SOU), walk to Southampton Airport Parkway, take the train to Poole, walk to Poole, then take the ferry to Cherbourg. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Belfast to Port of Cherbourg via Dublin Terminal 1 in around 21h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Southampton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Tara Street to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Busaras Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Poole to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Poole to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €80–130
- Passenger Car
- €100–550
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