There are 12 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe by plane, train, car ferry, busferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Scunthorpetrain
5h£59–159Bus and ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Hull Interchangebus 131 / ...
- Take the bus from Hull Interchange to Bus Stationbus 350
16h 14m£41–62Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Scunthorpetrain Liverpool Lime Street - Cleethorpes
13h 35m£74–166Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Doncastertrain
13h 44m£164–540Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane BHD - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Scunthorpetrain
4h 54m£54–168Fly Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Scunthorpetrain
5h 30m£60–159Fly Belfast International Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Scunthorpetrain
6h 11m£63–180Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane BHD - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Scunthorpetrain
5h 21m£67–189Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BHD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Scunthorpetrain
5h 45m£91–219Fly Belfast International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BFS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Scunthorpetrain
5h 44m£74–216Fly Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BFS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Scunthorpetrain
6h 10m£75–189Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Scunthorpecar
7h 8m£96–323
Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe is to bus and ferry and bus which costs £40 - £65 and takes 16h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe is to fly and train which takes 4h 54m and costs £50 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe station. However, there are services departing from Victoria Square Victoria Street and arriving at Bus Station via Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and Hull Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 14m.
The distance between Northern Ireland and Scunthorpe is 268 miles.
The best way to get from Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 13h 35m and costs £70 - £170.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe, including transfers.
Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast Stena Line Terminus station.
Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 329+ hotels available in Scunthorpe.
What companies run services between Northern Ireland and Scunthorpe, England?
There is no direct connection from Northern Ireland to Scunthorpe. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, then take the train to Scunthorpe. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Victoria Square Victoria Street to Scunthorpe via Stena Line terminus, Belfast, Liverpool, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Liverpool Central Loop Line, and Liverpool Lime Street in around 13h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Scunthorpe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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