There are 10 ways to get from Hastings to Belfast by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Hastings to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LGW - BHD
4h 22m£64–215Train, ferry
- Take the train from Hastings to London Charing Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Euston 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
13h 44m£163–264Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Hastings to London Charing Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
16h 14m£141–273Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Old Steine to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 025
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 802
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
22h 4m£87–150Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Hastings to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LGW - BFS
4h 47m£74–234Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Hastings to London Charing Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LHR - BHD
5h 4m£98–386Train, train to London City Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Hastings to Ashford Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LCY - BHD
4h 38m£122–421Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Hastings to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane STN - BFS
5h 40m£77–256Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Hastings to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LTN - BHD
5h 15m£93–244Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hastings to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
10h 37m£146–396
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hastings to Belfast is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £85 - £150 and takes 22h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Hastings to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 4h 22m and costs £60 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Hastings to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Pier and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Gildredge Road, Old Steine, Heathrow Terminal 5 and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 4m.
The distance between Hastings and Belfast is 399 miles.
The best way to get from Hastings to Belfast without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 44m and costs £160 - £270.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Hastings to Belfast, including transfers.
Hastings to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Old Steine station.
Hastings to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
There are 1210+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Hastings, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Hastings to Belfast. However, you can take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 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 Hastings to Belfast Grand Central via London Charing Cross, Charing Cross station, Euston station, London Euston, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Connolly, and Dublin Connolly in around 13h 44m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £28–160
Flights from Luton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Luton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Hastings to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Hastings to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Hastings to Ashford International
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
Train from Hastings to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Hastings to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Hastings to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Hastings to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Hastings to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Ashford International to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Hastings to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Hastings to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–22
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Old Steine to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- 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
- 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 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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