There are 12 ways to get from Belfast to Île de Ré by plane, train, busferry, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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 Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BHD - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 46m€137–353Fly Belfast International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane BFS - LRH
8h 10m€79–317Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
21h 56m€357–587Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to La Flottecar
27h 31m€616–1,675Bus 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 - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
35h 16m€137–272Fly Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BFS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 56m€95–314Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 56m€93–394Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane BHD - LRH
8h 15m€86–396Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 55m€104–389Fly 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 Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 55m€169–372Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to La Rochellebus
32h 48m€408–1,274Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Hamilton Square Interchange to London Victoriabus 830
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
37h 11m€162–327
Belfast to Île de Ré by busferry, train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Île de Ré is to bus and fly and train which costs €90 - €400 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Île de Ré is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €75 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Île de Ré. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Sablanceaux via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Gare routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 16m.
The distance between Belfast and Île de Ré is 1091 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Île de Ré without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 21h 56m and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Belfast to Île de Ré, including transfers.
Belfast to Île de Ré bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Île de Ré bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Île de Ré is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 7:46 PM in Belfast and 8:46 PM in Île de Ré.
There are 1126+ hotels available in Île de Ré.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Île de Ré, France?
Aer Lingus, Jet2.com, and easyJet fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 5 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
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
- 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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Belfast International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Belfast International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
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 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 Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- 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 Hamilton Square Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar 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
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- 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
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- 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
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €44–120
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €44
- Car Passenger
- €167
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