There are 13 ways to get from Belfast to Shaftesbury by plane, train, car ferry, busferry, bus, or car
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Southampton Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane BHD - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisburytrain
6h 4m£63–235Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Gillingham (Dorset)train
17h 9m£164–329Train, car ferry
- 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Gillingham (Dorset)train
20h 47m£365–765Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Glastonbury Festival Coach Parkbus G3
- Take the bus from Strode College to Gillingham Stationbus 647
20h 50m£66–114Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BHD - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Gillingham (Dorset)train
6h 30m£87–385Fly Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BFS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Salisburytrain
- Take the train from Salisbury to Gillingham (Dorset)train
- Take the bus from Gillingham Station to The Town Hallbus
6h 44m£79–196Fly Belfast International Airport to Southampton Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane BFS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisburytrain
- Take the train from Salisbury to Gillingham (Dorset)train
- Take the bus from Gillingham Station to The Town Hallbus
6h 14m£90–205Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BHD - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Salisburytrain
6h 50m£88–286Fly 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 International to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Gillingham (Dorset)train
7h 41m£111–261Fly 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 International to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Gillingham (Dorset)train
8h 6m£101–231Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BHD - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Salisburytrain
8h 10m£108–301Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Hamilton Square Interchange to Glastonbury Festival Coach Parkbus G29
- Take the bus from Strode College to Gillingham Stationbus 647
21h 42m£76–169Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Shaftesburycar
9h 47m£131–378
Belfast to Shaftesbury by busferry and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Shaftesbury is to bus and ferry and bus which costs £65 - £120 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Shaftesbury is to fly and train which takes 6h 4m and costs £60 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Shaftesbury. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at The Town Hall via Buchanan Bus Station, Sewage Works, Strode College and Gillingham Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 50m.
The distance between Belfast and Shaftesbury is 375 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Shaftesbury without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 17h 9m and costs £160 - £330.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Belfast to Shaftesbury, including transfers.
Belfast to Shaftesbury bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Shaftesbury bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 567+ hotels available in Shaftesbury.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Shaftesbury, Dorset, England?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Shaftesbury. 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 Salisbury, take the train to Gillingham (Dorset), walk to Gillingham Station, then take the bus to The Town Hall. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Victoria Square Victoria Street to The Town Hall via Stena Line terminus, Belfast, Liverpool, Liverpool Lime Street, Birmingham New Street, Basingstoke, Gillingham (Dorset), and Gillingham Station in around 17h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Exeter St Davids to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Woking to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Salisbury to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Salisbury to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Gillingham (Dorset)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £240–370
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- 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
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Glastonbury Festival Coach Park
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Hamilton Square Interchange to Glastonbury Festival Coach Park
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01935 475 872
- [email protected]
- Website
- South West Coaches
Bus from Strode College to Gillingham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- South West Coaches
Bus from Gillingham Station to The Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- South West Coaches
Bus from Gillingham Station to The Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- South West Coaches
Bus from Strode College to Gillingham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- South West Coaches
- 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 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
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