There are 6 ways to get from Belfast to Lord Howe Island by plane, bus, car ferry, or train
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Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)plane BHD - LDH
32h 50m$1,904–6,004Fly from Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)plane BFS - LDH
40h 45m$1,517–4,523Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)plane DUB - LDH
30h 40m$1,532–4,221Car ferry, bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)plane EDI - LDH
36h 4m$2,569–7,143Train to City Of Derry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Colerainetrain
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)plane LDY - LDH
36h 4m$3,022–8,530Bus, bus to Donegal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 14 to Monaghan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Monaghan Bus Stn to Letterkenny Busbus
- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus to Croithlíbus
- Fly from Donegal Airport (CFN) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)plane CFN - LDH
47h 23m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Lord Howe Island (LDH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Lord Howe Island is to fly which costs $1,500 - $4,600 and takes 40h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Lord Howe Island is to bus and fly which takes 30h 40m and costs $1,500 - $4,300.
The distance between Belfast and Lord Howe Island is 17191 km.
It takes approximately 32h 50m to get from Belfast to Lord Howe Island, including transfers.
Lord Howe Island is 9h 30m ahead of Belfast. It is currently 6:46 PM in Belfast and 4:16 AM in Lord Howe Island.
There are six+ hotels available in Lord Howe Island.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Lord Howe Island (LDH) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–13,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–13,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lord Howe Island via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lord Howe Island via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lord Howe Island via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lord Howe Island via Dubai, Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–7,000
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Lord Howe Island via London Heathrow, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–12,000
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Lord Howe Island via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–9,500
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Lord Howe Island via London Heathrow, Tan Son Nhat, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–8,500
Flights from Donegal Airport to Lord Howe Island via Glasgow, Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–7,000
Flights from Donegal Airport to Lord Howe Island via Glasgow, Dubai, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–7,000
Flights from Donegal Airport to Lord Howe Island via Glasgow, Dubai, Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–7,000
Flights from Donegal Airport to Lord Howe Island via Glasgow, Dubai, Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–7,000
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–13,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–13,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lord Howe Island via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lord Howe Island via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,000
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Lord Howe Island via London Heathrow, Tan Son Nhat, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–8,500
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Lord Howe Island via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–9,500
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 14 to Monaghan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Translink
- 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
- $30–230
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $28–55
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $14–27
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Monaghan Bus Stn to Letterkenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- 074 9741644
- [email protected]
- Website
- TFI Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
Bus from Letterkenny Bus to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- TFI Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
- Leap/Contactless
- $6–8
- Cash
- $9–11
- Phone
- +35 374 913 5201
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
Bus from Letterkenny Bus to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
Bus from Letterkenny Bus to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–69
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- $69
- Car Passenger
- $282
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