There are 12 ways to get from Lincoln to Northern Ireland by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EMA - BHD
4h 16m£60–175Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Rail Station Car Park to Broad Marsh Bus Stationbus 451
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 240 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
17h 35m£41–69Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Newark North Gate to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
13h 51m£132–205Train, car ferry via Sheffield
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
14h 24m£78–185Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
5h 14m£64–175Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
5h 34m£63–174Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Derbytrain
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
5h 30m£86–209Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Derbytrain
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BHX - BFS
5h 41m£74–178Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Newark North Gate to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LBA - BHD
5h 26m£68–180Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
7h 20m£63–190Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
14h 53m£96–198Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lincoln to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
7h 30m£101–331
Lincoln to Northern Ireland by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lincoln to Northern Ireland is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £40 - £70 and takes 17h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lincoln to Northern Ireland is to train and fly which takes 4h 16m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Lincoln station to Northern Ireland. However, there are services departing from Rail Station Car Park and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Broad Marsh Bus Station, Leeds City Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Lincoln and Northern Ireland is 278 miles.
The best way to get from Lincoln to Northern Ireland without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 13h 51m and costs £130 - £210.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Lincoln to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
Lincoln to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Rail Station Car Park.
Lincoln to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Broad Marsh Bus Station.
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What companies run services between Lincoln, England and Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Lincoln to Northern Ireland. However, you can take the train to Long Eaton, walk to The Bell, take the bus to EMA Departure Building, walk to East Midlands Airport (EMA) 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 Lincoln Central to Castlecourt via Newark North Gate, Edinburgh Waverley, Princes Street, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Cairnryan Stena Terminal, Cairnryan, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 13h 51m.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
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
- £35–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Lincoln Central to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Lincoln Central to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Lincoln Central to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Lincoln Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Newark North Gate to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newark North Gate to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lincoln Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lincoln Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lincoln Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lincoln Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
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 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Rail Station Car Park to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Aircoach
- 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
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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
- 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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