There are 9 ways to get from South Shields to Belfast by subway, plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Subway to Newcastle, fly to Belfast International Airport
best- Take the subway from South Shields to South Gosforthsubway
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCL - BFS
3h 39m£42–129Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
10h 21mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
11h 36mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnocktrain
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Stranraertrain
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain Re
12h 17m£149–449Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
4h 52m£81–215Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
5h 8m£77–199Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk010 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
13h 12mSubway, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the subway from South Shields to St Jamessubway Yel
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
13h 39mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from South Shields to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
5h 47m£71–288
Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South Shields to Belfast is to subway and fly which costs £40 - £130 and takes 3h 39m.
The fastest way to get from South Shields to Belfast is to subway and fly which takes 3h 39m and costs £40 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from South Shields to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Interchange and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Interchange and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 12m.
The distance between South Shields and Belfast is 219 miles.
The best way to get from South Shields to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 10h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from South Shields to Belfast, including transfers.
South Shields to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Interchange station.
South Shields to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1246+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between South Shields, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from South Shields to Belfast. However, you can take the subway to South Gosforth, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, then take the bus to Ulster University Belfast. Alternatively, you can take a subway from South Shields to Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Central Station, Newcastle, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Queen Street, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 10h 21m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Phone
- +44 191 20 20 747
- Website
- Nexus Metro
Subway from South Shields to South Gosforth
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–4
- Website
- Nexus Metro
Subway from South Shields to St James
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–4
- Website
- Nexus Metro
- 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
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- 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
- £13–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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