There are 9 ways to get from Sunderland to Belfast 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 Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
best- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCL - BFS
3h 36m£40–116Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Sunderland to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain Re
11h 27m£148–466Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Sunderland to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Auchinlecktrain
- Take the busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
11h 35mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Sunderland to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodiebus 500
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
12h 32mTrain 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 46m£90–221Train 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 2m£85–205Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk010 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
11h 50mBus, bus and ferry via Newcastle Coach Station
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
12h 44mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Sunderland to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
5h 49m£71–289
Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Belfast is to fly which costs £40 - £120 and takes 3h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Belfast is to fly which takes 3h 36m and costs £40 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunderland to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Interchange and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 50m.
The distance between Sunderland and Belfast is 221 miles.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Belfast without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 11h 27m and costs £140 - £470.
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Sunderland to Belfast, including transfers.
Sunderland to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Interchange station.
Sunderland to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Book your Sunderland to Belfast bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1271+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
easyJet flies from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) 3 times a day.
- 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
- £29–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sunderland to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sunderland to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sunderland to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Auchinleck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- 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
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 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
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
- 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
- £14–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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