Travel Info

Belfast International Airport (Aldergrove) is located approximately 17 miles from Belfast. The airport is serviced by bus & taxi. 

The bus, Airport Express 300/300a, operates a 24 hour service between the airport and Belfast with buses departing every 15-1420 minutes for the majority of the day on weekdays, with reduced frequencies at off peak times and weekends (please bear in mind that the 300/300a can and do get occasionally delayed) . The bus leaves from the bus stop located opposite the terminal exit (turn left as you leave the terminal). To get to Belfast city centre, travel on the bus to the end of its journey at Grand Central Station (formerly Belfast Europa Buscentre). This journey will take between 30-45 minutes, subject to traffic conditions. The fares are £9.00 for single and £13.50 for return journey (valid for a month - you can also purchase the ticket online via the Translink app prior to your trip).

From Grand Central Station, the main campus of Queen’s University, Belfast is 15-20 minute walk, less than 5 minute taxi ride (around £5) or 5 minute bus ride (Metro number 8B/8D heading towards Malone Road, (card payment only).

A taxi to Belfast can be flagged down from the taxi rank at the terminal exit or by ringing a taxi company from one of the designated taxi phones located in the airport. A taxi to Belfast costs upwards of £25/40.

George Best Belfast City Airport is approximately 4 miles from the University. This airport is serviced by taxi and bus. The bus, Airport Express 600, operates every 20 minutes from outside the airport to the Grand Central Station (formerly Belfast Europa Buscentre). It runs from 05:45 to 21:25 and costs £2.30 single From Grand Central Station, the main campus of Queen’s University, Belfast is 15-20 minute walk, less than 5 minute taxi ride (around £5) or 5 minute bus ride (Metro number 8B/8D heading towards Malone Road.

Taxis can be flagged down from the taxi rank at the terminal exit. A taxi to Belfast city centre costs approximately £10-15. You can also access Uber in Belfast, with an Uber from George Best City to Queen’s University costing approximately £20-30. 

Dublin International Airport. You can see which terminal you are arriving by going to http://www.dublinairport.com/gns/at-the-airport/airport-maps/terminal1.aspx.  Once you are at the airport, you do not need to travel into town centre – buses running to Belfast directly from the airport. It takes between 2hrs and 2:30hrs between the airport and the Belfast city centre (trains take same time, but depart from the centre of Dublin, which is 30-45mins away in the opposite direction).

Three options are available there. All these services arrive at the Belfast City Centre: Translink gets you to the newly built Belfast Grand, though we are not yet certain which street exactly for Dublin Bus & Aircoach as the Belfast Grand Central’s construction meant that these two now will be moving away from the Great Victoria Train station (which is closed already) and buses will not stop/depart from Glengall Street (as in the past): Good news, the newly announced location will be between Great Victoria and Belfast City Hall so it is in a way an improvement too. 

From Dublin Airport Zone 13 all Busses leave for Northern Ireland. These are Translink (UK Company, dark blue) services X1 (with a stopover in Newry) and X2 (Belfast direct). Buses run as follows https://www.translink.co.uk/ You can buy tickets from the driver or online here: https://www.translink.co.uk/home . A return ticket (valid for 1 month) is €24 from the driver, you can pay either in Euro or in Sterling (GBP). Online tickets to be had for 9£ one way. On this service, you can buy in advance but take any later coach – there are usually plenty of spare places!

Second, there is an Aircoach – an Irish bus company that runs from both terminals and does a non-stop route to Belfast, https://www.aircoach.ie/ . It costs roughly 22 Euros, however, the Aircoach is often already booked out when attempting to buy tickets at the airport. Therefore, you should buy the ticket online. The timetable and booking options can be found here: https://www.aircoach.ie/timetables/705X  They set off from the Airport slightly different times than Translink

Finally, Dublin express, https://www.dublinexpress.ie/dublin-airport/belfast-to-dublin-airport This one is the most expensive (all things considered) but it is usually one least booked up, they are also flexible with getting a later bus from the airport and a definitive plus point here, is that all their coaches have an on-board WC.