There are 10 ways to get from Skelmersdale to Belfast by bus, train, plane, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Line 319 bus, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
best- Take the bus from Concourse to Headbolt Lane Interchangebus
- Take the train from Tower Hill, Headbolt Lane to Liverpool Centraltrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
4h 3mCar ferry, train
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain Re
11h 53m£36–53Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
11h 38m£41–107Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk030
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
14h 6mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Skelmersdale to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
6h 13m£81–303Line 311 bus, train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Concourse to Chapel Streetbus
- Take the train from Chorley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
4h 35mLine 311 bus, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the bus from Concourse to Chapel Streetbus
- Take the train from Chorley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
4h 55mLine 319 bus, train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Concourse to Headbolt Lane Interchangebus
- Take the train from Tower Hill, Headbolt Lane to Liverpool Centraltrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
3h 43mFly Liverpool to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
5h 55m£39–126Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
6h 14m£70–226
Skelmersdale to Belfast by bus, train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skelmersdale to Belfast is to car ferry and train which costs £35 - £55 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Skelmersdale to Belfast is to fly and bus which takes 5h 55m and costs £35 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Skelmersdale to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Concourse and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Bus Station, Bus Station and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 6m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Skelmersdale to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Liverpool and arriving at Belfast via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 38m.
The distance between Skelmersdale and Belfast is 212 miles.
The best way to get from Skelmersdale to Belfast without a car is to car ferry which takes 11h 38m and costs £40 - £110.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Skelmersdale to Belfast, including transfers.
Skelmersdale to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Skelmersdale to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1286+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Skelmersdale, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Stena Line operates a car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast twice daily. Tickets cost £36–95 and the journey takes 8h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–95
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 George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- 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
- £35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Tower Hill, Headbolt Lane to Liverpool Central
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–11
- Website
- https://www.merseyrail.org/
Train from Tower Hill, Headbolt Lane to Liverpool Central
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–11
- Website
- https://www.merseyrail.org/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chorley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chorley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01772 253671
- Website
- prestonbus.co.uk
Bus from Concourse to Headbolt Lane Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- http://www.prestonbus.co.uk/
Bus from Concourse to Chapel Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.prestonbus.co.uk/
Bus from Concourse to Chapel Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.prestonbus.co.uk/
Bus from Concourse to Headbolt Lane Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- http://www.prestonbus.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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