There are 13 ways to get from Blackburn to Londonderry by plane, train, ferry, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderrytrain
6h 50m£57–156Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Harberton Parkbus 212
15h 1m£33–61Train, ferry
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Derry-Londonderrytrain
14h 9m£110–174Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Blackburn to Tower Hill, Headbolt Lanetrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Foyle Street Bus Stationbus 212 / ...
16h 40m£61–94Fly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderrytrain
6h 50m£48–133Train, train to Liverpool, fly to City Of Derry Airport
- Take the train from Blackburn to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane LPL - LDY
5h 35m£66–377Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderrytrain
7h 27m£55–160Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderrytrain
7h 27m£65–188Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Blackburn to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LBA - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderrytrain
8h 5m£66–189Fly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to North West Transport Hubbus
8h 58m£34–135Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to North West Transport Hubbus
8h 39m£43–147Train, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Blackburn to Tower Hill, Headbolt Lanetrain
- Take the ferry from Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal to Seacombe Ferry Terminalferry Fer
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Derry-Londonderrytrain
17h 14mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Blackburn to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Londonderrycar
7h 3m£92–318
Blackburn to Londonderry by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Blackburn to Londonderry is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £30 - £65 and takes 15h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Blackburn to Londonderry is to train and fly which takes 5h 35m and costs £65 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Blackburn to Londonderry. However, there are services departing from Suddell Cross and arriving at Harberton Park via Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan and Grand Central Station Stand 7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 1m.
The distance between Blackburn and Londonderry is 304 miles.
The best way to get from Blackburn to Londonderry without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 9m and costs £110 - £180.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Blackburn to Londonderry, including transfers.
Blackburn to Londonderry bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Blackburn to Londonderry bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 352+ hotels available in Londonderry.
What companies run services between Blackburn, England and Londonderry, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Blackburn to Londonderry. However, you can take the train to Bolton, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Bridge End, walk to Lanyon Place, then take the train to Derry-Londonderry. Alternatively, you can take a train from Blackburn to Derry-Londonderry via Preston, Warrington Bank Quay, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Dublin Connolly, and Belfast Great Central in around 14h 9m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Liverpool to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–100
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Great Central to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
Train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Yorkgate to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackburn to Tower Hill, Headbolt Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackburn to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–8
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackburn to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackburn to Tower Hill, Headbolt Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Harberton Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Foyle Street Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to North West Transport Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to North West Transport Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- 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 Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Phone
- 0151 330 1444
- Website
- Mersey Ferries
Ferry from Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal to Seacombe Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mersey Ferries
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- 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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