There are 9 ways to get from Whitley Bay to Belfast by subway, plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Subway to Newcastle, fly to Belfast International Airport
best- Take the subway from Whitley Bay to South Gosforthsubway
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCL - BFS
3h 21m£42–129Train, bus and ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
10h 24mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
11h 39mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnocktrain
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Stranraertrain
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain Re
12h 22m£148–424Train 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 55m£75–205Train 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 11m£70–194Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Newcastle to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
11h 13mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from John Dobson Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk010 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
13h 6mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Whitley Bay to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
5h 40m£71–289
Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitley Bay to Belfast is to subway and fly which costs £40 - £130 and takes 3h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Whitley Bay to Belfast is to subway and fly which takes 3h 21m and costs £40 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Whitley Bay to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Whitley Road - Park Avenue and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via John Dobson Street and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 6m.
The distance between Whitley Bay and Belfast is 213 miles.
The best way to get from Whitley Bay to Belfast without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Edinburgh which takes 10h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Whitley Bay to Belfast, including transfers.
Whitley Bay to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from John Dobson Street station.
Whitley Bay to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 1247+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Whitley Bay, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Whitley Bay to Belfast. However, you can take the subway to South Gosforth, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) 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 subway from Whitley Bay to Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Central Station, Newcastle, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Queen Street, and Glasgow Buchanan in around 10h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Phone
- +44 191 20 20 747
- Website
- Nexus Metro
Subway from Whitley Bay to South Gosforth
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–4
- Website
- Nexus Metro
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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