There are 10 ways to get from Southampton to Northern Ireland by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Fly Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane SOU - BHD
3h 10m£45–197Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
15h 23m£165–392Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
15h 37m£137–268Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 802
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
18h 40mBus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LHR - BHD
4h 31m£71–364Fly Southampton Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane SOU - BFS
3h 10m£70–166Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BRS - BFS
5h 13m£74–206Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LGW - BHD
5h 13m£85–292Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane LHR - LDY
5h 41m£98–311Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southampton to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
9h 56m£137–383
Southampton to Northern Ireland by train, ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Northern Ireland is to fly which costs £40 - £200 and takes 3h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Northern Ireland is to fly which takes 3h 10m and costs £40 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Northern Ireland. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Heathrow Terminal 5 and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 40m.
The distance between Southampton and Northern Ireland is 326 miles.
The best way to get from Southampton to Northern Ireland without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 15h 23m and costs £160 - £400.
It takes approximately 3h 10m to get from Southampton to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
Southampton to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Book your Southampton to Northern Ireland bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1236+ hotels available in Northern Ireland.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Northern Ireland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and easyJet fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to City Of Derry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–90
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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