There are 7 ways to get from Greater Manchester to Belfast International Airport by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Fly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
2h 40m£25–100Train, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road 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
11h 43m£100–173Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Manchester Airport - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
12h 48m£69–154Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
13h 7mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
3h 9m£38–122Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the bus from Queen Street to Belfast International Airportbus
4h 9m£52–135Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Greater Manchester to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
6h 31m£84–306
Greater Manchester to Belfast International Airport by bus, train, taxi, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greater Manchester to Belfast International Airport is to fly which costs £24 - £100 and takes 2h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Greater Manchester to Belfast International Airport is to fly which takes 2h 40m and costs £24 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Greater Manchester to Belfast International Airport. However, there are services departing from Grandale Street and arriving at Belfast International Airport via Shudehill Interchange, Glasgow Buchanan and Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 7m.
The distance between Greater Manchester and Belfast International Airport is 197 miles.
The best way to get from Greater Manchester to Belfast International Airport without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 43m and costs £95 - £180.
It takes approximately 2h 40m to get from Greater Manchester to Belfast International Airport, including transfers.
Greater Manchester to Belfast International Airport bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Greater Manchester to Belfast International Airport bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1271+ hotels available in Belfast International Airport.
What companies run services between Greater Manchester, England and Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland?
Ryanair UK and easyJet fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
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
- £24–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- 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 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Queen Street to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–12
- Website
- Translink
- 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
- £20–40
- 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
- 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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