There are 13 ways to get from Leicester to Belfast by bus, plane, train, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
3h 55m£50–160Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BHX - BFS
4h 5m£40–124Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Port Rodiebus 500
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain Re
13h 45mTrain, car ferry via Crewe
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Crewetrain London Euston - Crewe / ...
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
14h 1m£71–197Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Asda to Meadowhall Interchange/B1bus
- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
15h 33mFly East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EMA - BHD
3h 27m£49–169Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to East Midlands Parkwaytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EMA - BFS
3h 43m£79–158Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
5h 6m£76–190Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
5h 26m£71–184Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
5h 39m£63–204Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Leicester to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
15h 3m£110–213Train, car ferry #2
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Chestertrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
15h 22m£94–208Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leicester to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
7h 59m£105–338
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Belfast is to bus and fly which costs £40 - £130 and takes 4h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Belfast is to fly which takes 3h 27m and costs £45 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Asda, Meadowhall Interchange/B1 and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 33m.
The distance between Leicester and Belfast is 269 miles.
The best way to get from Leicester to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 13h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Leicester to Belfast, including transfers.
Leicester to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Asda station.
Leicester to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Meadowhall Interchange/B1 station.
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There are 1271+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Aer Lingus flies from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
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
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–75
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Nuneaton to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–25
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to East Midlands Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Asda to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- 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
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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