15 ReviewsOr Belfast City Airport. For those who don’t know the name, George was the best football (soccer) player to emerge from Northern Ireland. Drank himself to death.
It is definitely preferable to the...
11 ReviewsI used the Airport Express bus service to get from City Airport to downtown Belfast (bus 600A or 600B).
A bus was waiting as I emerged from the terminal on arrival, so £3.30 and 15 minutes later I...
6 ReviewsInstead of paying for a taxi to take you to/from George Best City Airport do this instead, take the train to Sydenham. You can board at a number of train stations (including Great Victoria Street, in...
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I was told not to use a black taxi in Belfast because i would be ripped off. But i took a chance and got in one. I asked the driver why this was ,The driver replied There are black hack drivers...
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You don't need the 'plane (1).
by planxty
When I began travelling in the 1970's the only realistic way to travel to and from Northern Ireland was by boat as air travel was hideously expensive. Travel to London without driving involved either an overnight bost to Liverpool, a train to Larne and over to Stranraer with an awfully long train / coach trip or the Dublin / Holyhead option going through the Republic of Ireland and train or coach from North Wales. Frankly, none of them were a lot of fun. As the years went on, air travel became more affordable especially with the advent of low-cost carriers and just about everyone sdopted the aeroplane as their default mode of transport. I did the same myself but just recently I am becoming more and more disenchanted with air travel, especially within the British Isles. With the post 9/11 security regulations at airports, cost of travel to out of town airports, check-in hassles and now...
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Don't get caught out.
by planxty
I would like to warn you about a potential problem with using public transport in Northern Ireland. If your technology allows for it, take a look at the first (main) image I have posted here and tell me what you think you see. For those of you unable to view images here for whatever reason, I can tell you that it is what appears to be an unremarkable road, this one in Tandragee, Co. Armagh on a pretty dismal autumnal day. If you were waiting for one of the pretty infrequent buses to the nearby town of Portadown, you would never guess that the low drystone wall on the right of the image is in fact a bus stop. The second image gives the clue. Quite often in Northern Ireland, they will only put up a bus stop sign on one side of the road which indicates that buses going in either direction will stop at that point. I can only assume it is some sort of coast-cutting measure but I think it must...
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You don't need the 'plane (2).
by planxty
I had managed to write so much about the travel option of using train and feryy from mainland to Northern Ireeland I exceeded the 10,000 character limit, so I have had to split it onto two. Not to worry, it is an opportunity for a few more images as well as the text. You really need to read the first part of the travelogue first for this to make sense. If you have, you will know that I had just cleared immigration in Dublin and needed to get into town to get the train home.Next problem, where to get some Euros for the bus to the train station. This is not included in your ticket. i enquired at the desk if there was an ATM there and was told there was not but the young lady at the desk was prepared to exchange sterling for Euros on a 1 = 1 basis. This is a nice little sideline as the rate today is 1.22858 Euro to the pound. It all mounts up.Outside to wait for the bus which eventually...
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Car hire and airports
by littlebush
I hired a car for 2 days for £45 (small car) from Hertz.I did 300km Belfast-coast-Derry-Belfast.Dont get confused between the two airports like i did at Belfast - one is international, one is city!
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Ride the rails.
by planxty
My grandfather was a railwayman and I have always loved trains since I was a small child. I have been lucky enough to have travelled on some pretty exotic examples and the Northern Ireland railway network certainly isn't one of those but it does provide a reasonable way of getting around the Province.The hub of the network is Belfast Central Station (pictured) and from there lines run to Londonderry / Portrush, Larne Harbour (to connect with the ferries to Scotland), Bangor and Newry, where certain services (known as Enterprise services) continue across the border to Dublin.There are some bargains to be had if you are flexible about your travelling times. Most day return fares attract a 1/3 discount if you travel after 0930, and there is curently a £10 online return fare Belfast to Dublin. Trains tend to run on time and are clean and modern, and any that I have been on are fuly...
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From Dublin airport to Belfast by bus
by MalenaN
For me it was much cheaper to fly in to Dublin than to Belfast and as there is a bus from Dublin airport to Belfast that was a good option for me. Goldline service 200 runs every hour (almost) between Dublin and Belfast. The buses leave 20 minutes past every hour from Dublin Airport and leave Belfast on the hour.My flight was supposed to land at 11.20 so I hoped to catch the 12.20 bus. To my luck the plane landed almost 25 minutes too early so I could take the 11.20 bus. The bus stop is Stop 8 Atrium Road and it is only a few minutes away from the arrival hall. Just follow the signs from the arrival hall and turn right as you leave, cross the road, walk through a building and you will have the bus stop on your left. Tickets can be bought from a machine at the bus stop, but can also be bought on board the bus. I bought a return ticket for 20 Euro (February 2011) and they are valid for one...
Driving from Belfast to Dublin
by kierk1
Driving from Belfast to Dublin should take you about 2 hours, maybe slightly less now that the Newry bypass is completed. There is a toll booth on the road to Dublin. Currently 1.90 euro. They only take euro! There's also a toll on the M50 around Dublin. That you have to go to eflow.ie to find out how to pay.Hope you have a nice trip!
Get on your bike.
by planxty
I remember my first holiday away without my parents when I was about 15. My brother, a couple of friends and myself cycled and youth hostelled along the Antrim Coast Road and it was simply wonderful, it still is for that matter. As I got older, I graduated to motorbikes and didn't really use the bicycle much. I recently returned to Northern Ireland for a while at the age of 50, borrowed my father's folding bicycle and re-discovered the joys of cycling in this beautiful country.With miles and miles of dedicated cycle paths and many virtually empty country backroads, cycling really is a superb way to travel in Northern Ireland. There are a number of long distance routes, some of them part of the National Cycle Network, and a number of shorter cycles, all well waymarked and encompassing everything from the industrial history of Belfast to the quiet rural areas of Fermanagh.Most trains in...
Parking
by arty_girl
I noticed a question on the forum about parking around Belfast so I thought I'd add a section about it. A good landmark in Belfast is Great Victoria Street Station/Europa- there's a carpark right beside these places which you pay for at ticket machines. You should be able to get a space with reasonable ease on weekends (especially if you're there early).As for driving around the city, the traffic isn't too bad if you've hired a car but provided you're mobile and happy to walk, I'd do it on foot! There are some great walking tours of the city or else you could take the bus tour or black cab tour. I actually went on the bus tour recently and it's very enjoyable. It also takes in historic parts of the city which are a lot further out than the centre itself. Chances are that you'd miss out these places on your trip here so I'd say it's worth having someone show you them- this includes...
Flights
by arty_girl
There are two airports that service Belfast. The Belfast City airport is the smallest of the two and often the incoming and outgoing flights are short-haul. Places that are linked to this airport with Flybe are:AberdeenBirminghamCardiffEdinburghExeterGlasgowInvernessJerseyLeeds/ BradfordLondon GatwickManchesterNewquayNewcastleRobin Hood Doncaster SheffieldSouthamptonWith BMI: London HeathrowWith Ryanair: London Stansted, Liverpool, Glasgow (Prestwick),East Midlands Aer Aaran: CorkManx 2: Isle of ManAs for the Internation airport, it's based near Antrim but serves the internation routes, including the rest of Europe and the world. Check out their website http://www.belfastairport.com/en/ for info on what routes they serve. Each of the airports have regular shuttle bus services which take you to Belfast City Centre.
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