There are 12 ways to get from Carnforth to Belfast by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Carnforth to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
3h 57m£60–169Car ferry, train
cheapest- Take the carferry from Heysham 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 Lanyon Placetrain Re
13h 1m£32–99Train, Bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
10h 32mTrain, car ferry via Glasgow
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain Re
10h 44m£160–455Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Underpass to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk030
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
12h 19mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Carnforth to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
4h 17m£55–153Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Lancaster to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
4h 56m£55–167Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Carnforth to Shipleytrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LBA - BHD
5h 24m£60–162Train, train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Lancaster to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
4h 36m£62–168Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Lancaster to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCL - BFS
6h 11m£87–220Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Carnforth to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
12h 49m£59–134Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Carnforth to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
5h 25m£70–287
Carnforth to Belfast by train, foot, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carnforth to Belfast is to car ferry and train which costs £30 - £100 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Carnforth to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 3h 57m and costs £60 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Carnforth to Belfast. However, there are services departing from New Street and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Bus Station, Underpass and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 19m.
The distance between Carnforth and Belfast is 244 miles.
The best way to get from Carnforth to Belfast without a car is to train and Bus and car ferry which takes 10h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Carnforth to Belfast, including transfers.
Carnforth to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Underpass station.
Carnforth to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1240+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Carnforth, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Carnforth to Belfast. However, you can 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, then take the line 600 bus to Queens Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Carnforth to Castlecourt via Lancaster, Glasgow Central, Waterloo Lane, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Cairnryan Stena Terminal, Cairnryan, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 10h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carnforth to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carnforth to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carnforth to Shipley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carnforth to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–90
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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