There are 10 ways to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast by train, plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Train to London City Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Take the train from Southend Central to West Hamtrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LCY - BHD
3h 38m£96–384Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
19h 40m£59–91Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
15h 36m£130–248Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Southend Central to West Hamtrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Interchangebus 830
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
19h 47m£85–187Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LHR - BHD
4h 37m£88–376Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane STN - BFS
4h 57m£69–229Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LTN - BFS
4h 59m£75–214Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LGW - BHD
4h 35m£63–223Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LGW - BFS
4h 56m£73–232Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southend-on-Sea to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
9h 48m£135–381
Southend-on-Sea to Belfast by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £55 - £95 and takes 19h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 3h 38m and costs £95 - £390.
No, there is no direct bus from Southend-on-Sea station to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Victoria Station Interchange and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Bus Station, Coach Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 40m.
The distance between Southend-on-Sea and Belfast is 368 miles.
The best way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 15h 36m and costs £130 - £250.
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast, including transfers.
Southend-on-Sea to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southend-on-Sea to Belfast bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Finchley Road Station.
There are 1234+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Southend-on-Sea, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Southend-on-Sea to Belfast. However, you can take the train to West Ham, walk to West Ham DLR Station, take the train to London City Airport DLR Station, walk to London City Airport (LCY) 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 Southend Victoria to Ulster University Belfast via London Liverpool Street, Moorgate station, Euston station, London Euston, Chester, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Liverpool, Port Of Belfast, and Stena Line terminus in around 15h 36m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £29–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £29–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Friday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
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 20m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Phone
- +44 345 744 4422
- [email protected]
- Website
- c2c
Train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- c2c
Train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- c2c
Train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- c2c
Train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Street
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- c2c
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Hamilton Square Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
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
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
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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