There are 9 ways to get from Swansea to Belfast by train, bus, plane, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
best- Take the train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BRS - BFS
5h 51m£67–195Train, ferry via Rosslare Harbour
- Take the train from Swansea to Fishguard Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connollytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
13h 7m£74–133Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Swansea to Pembroke Docktrain
- Take the ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbourferry
- Take the bus from Wexford Stn to Airport Zone 14bus 740
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
14h 47m£121–366Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Swansea to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Chestertrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
17h 5m£107–222Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Bridgendtrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane CWL - BHD
5h 4m£85–246Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BHX - BHD
6h 8m£120–280Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BHX - BFS
6h 18m£107–249Train, ferry
- Take the train from Swansea to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
14h 9m£143–264Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Swansea to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
9h 49m£124–365
Swansea to Belfast by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swansea to Belfast is to train and ferry via Rosslare Harbour which costs £70 - £140 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Swansea to Belfast is to train and fly which takes 5h 4m and costs £85 - £250.
The distance between Swansea and Belfast is 381 miles.
The best way to get from Swansea to Belfast without a car is to train and ferry via Rosslare Harbour which takes 13h 7m and costs £70 - £140.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Swansea to Belfast, including transfers.
There are 1237+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Swansea, Wales and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Swansea to Belfast. However, you can take the train to Newport (S Wales), walk to Kingsway K14, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) 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 train from Swansea to Belfast Grand Central via Fishguard Harbour, Fishguard Harbour, Rosslare Harbour, Rosslare Europort, and Dublin Connolly in around 13h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Stena Line
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