There are 8 ways to get from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) by train, bus, rideshare, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Thurles to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic / ...
5h 16m£38–55Train to Dublin Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Thurles to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane DUB - BFS
6h 53m£36–132Train, bus
- Take the train from Thurles to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal 2 Zone 21 to Grand Central Stationbus 785
6h 17m£38–158Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove)-BFS190.2 mi
3h 34mDrive 190.2 mi
- Drive from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS)car 190.2 mi
3h 34m£46–67Train to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thurles to Limericktrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane SNN - BFS
7h 23m£55–182Bus
- Take the bus from Thurles to Portlaoise JFL Avebus 858
- Take the bus from Portlaoise JFL Ave to Airport Zone 16bus 726
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
7h 16m£38–153Train to Cork Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thurles to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ORK - BFS
7h£69–206
Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) by train, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) is to train which costs £35 - £55 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) is to drive which takes 3h 34m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS). However, there are services departing from Thurles and arriving at Belfast International Airport via Portlaoise JFL Ave, Dublin Airport T1 and Grand Central Station Stand 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS). However, there are services departing from Thurles and arriving at Belfast Grand Central via Heuston and Dublin Connolly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 16m.
The distance between Thurles and Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) is 221 miles. The road distance is 191.3 miles.
The best way to get from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) without a car is to train which takes 5h 16m and costs £35 - £55.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS), including transfers.
Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) bus services, operated by TFI Local Link Laois Offaly, depart from Thurles station.
Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) train services, operated by Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), depart from Thurles station.
The best way to get from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) is to train which takes 5h 16m and costs £35 - £55. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £160 and takes 7h 16m.
What companies run services between Thurles, Ireland and Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS), Northern Ireland?
You can take a train from Thurles to Belfast International Airport via Dublin Heuston, Heuston, Connolly, Dublin Connolly, Belfast Grand Central, and Grand Central Station Stand 10 in around 5h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Thurles to Belfast International Airport via Portlaoise JFL Ave, Airport Zone 16, Dublin Airport T1, and Grand Central Station Stand 10 in around 7h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Shannon Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Shannon Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Shannon Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Shannon Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £28–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Belfast International Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Belfast International Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Thurles to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–15
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Thurles to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–15
Train from Thurles to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £5–9
Train from Thurles to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–14
Train from Thurles to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–15
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Terminal 2 Zone 21 to Grand Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +353-57-8692168
- [email protected]
- Website
- TFI Local Link Laois Offaly
Bus from Thurles to Portlaoise JFL Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- TFI Local Link Laois Offaly
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Portlaoise JFL Ave to Airport Zone 16
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £8–12
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Portlaoise JFL Ave to Airport Zone 16
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- 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
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove)-BFS
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
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More Questions & Answers
Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) bus services, operated by TFI Local Link Laois Offaly, arrive at Portlaoise JFL Ave station.
Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) train services, operated by Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), arrive at Dublin Heuston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS) is 191 miles. It takes approximately 3h 34m to drive from Thurles to Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS).
There are 1271+ hotels available in Belfast (Aldergrove) Airport (BFS).
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