There are 7 ways to get from Greenock to Belfast by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Greenock West to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
3h 8m£46–151Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Greenock West to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
3h 28m£45–120Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 906 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
8h 6mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street 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
8h 23m£107–354Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Greenock to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
4h 18m£52–260Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Greenock West to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
4h 31m£59–175Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Greenock West to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
4h 47m£55–154
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greenock to Belfast is to drive and car ferry which costs £50 - £260 and takes 4h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Greenock to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 3h 8m and costs £45 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Greenock to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Stance 1 and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 6m.
The distance between Greenock and Belfast is 126 miles.
The best way to get from Greenock to Belfast without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 8h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Greenock to Belfast, including transfers.
Greenock to Belfast bus services, operated by McGills Buses, depart from Stance 1 station.
Greenock to Belfast bus services, operated by McGills Buses, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1240+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Greenock, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Greenock to Belfast. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the bus to Sanderling Road, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 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 bus from Stance 1 to Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Buchanan Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan in around 8h 6m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Greenock West to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Greenock West to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Greenock West to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Greenock West to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- McGills Buses
Bus from Stance 1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- McGills Buses
- 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
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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