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To Belfast Grand Central Station · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
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Not all night: the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central runs 05:30–22:00.
Recommended
The cheapest way in. The Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport is 14 minutes quicker for £34.70 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Bus
Airport Express 600 to Grand Central
600 · Translink Metro
16–30 min rideEvery 20 min05:30–22:00
The Translink stop at the front of the terminal→Belfast Grand Central Station
£2.30total for 1 adult£2.30 eachBuy ticketOn Translink Metro
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The Translink stop at the front of the terminal
£2.30 by tapping a contactless card or phone on board, or as an mLink Metro single (£1.15 for a child); also sold at the machine at the stop. A second tap the same day is £1.70, and a day never costs more than £4.
Hours. Every 20 minutes on weekdays from 07:45 to 18:05, every 30 after, last at 22:00. Saturdays 06:05 to 21:45 and Sundays 07:30 to 21:45, every 30 minutes by day.
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How do I get from Belfast City airport to Belfast city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central at £2.30, 16–30 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport at £37, 10 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central runs 05:30–22:00. Outside those hours, the Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
The Airport Express 600 leaves from the Translink stop at the front of the terminal building, to your left as you come out. Its ticket machine in the bus shelter takes cash and cards.
Tickets
On the 600, tap a contactless card or phone on the driver's machine as you board: £2.30, a second trip the same day £1.70, and never more than £4 a day. Paying for others, tell the driver which tickets you need before you tap.
The taxi rank
Value Cabs, the airport's taxi partner, has its booking desk at the main exit and its rank in front of the terminal. Fares are on the meter, plus a £4 airport pick-up charge; other firms must pick up in the car parks.
Finding the station
Sydenham halt is a short walk along the Sydenham Bypass and over a footbridge, so not for anyone who cannot manage steps. A courtesy bus runs on request: use the intercom at the Translink bus stop, to your left as you exit the terminal.
Uber and Bolt
Uber operates at Belfast City Airport. From arrivals, go out and turn right, through the canopy and across the road to the passenger pick-up point; the app gives step-by-step directions once you request.
At night
After the last 600, take a Value Cabs taxi: its desk at the main exit has a taxi ambassador at all times, and its booking line on 028 9080 9080 answers 24 hours. Fares are on the meter, plus the £4 airport charge.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
600 · Translink MetroAirport Express 600 to Grand Central
From
The Translink stop at the front of the terminal
To
Belfast Grand Central Station, after stops at Queens Square and City Hall
Runs
05:30–22:00
Journey
16–30 min
£2.30 by tapping a contactless card or phone on board, or as an mLink Metro single (£1.15 for a child); also sold at the machine at the stop. A second tap the same day is £1.70, and a day never costs more than £4.
Weekday buses in the morning peak, 07:45 to 09:05, take up to 30 minutes to Grand Central; early and late ones about 16 to 22.
On 17 and 30 March 2027 the weekday timetable does not run; check Translink for that day's service.
Every 20 minutes on weekdays from 07:45 to 18:05, every 30 after, last at 22:00. Saturdays 06:05 to 21:45 and Sundays 07:30 to 21:45, every 30 minutes by day.
What is the best way from Belfast City airport to Belfast city center?
For one traveler, the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central at £2.30, 16–30 min. The cheapest way in. The Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport is 14 minutes quicker for £34.70 more, which is not worth it at this party size. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Belfast City airport to Belfast city center?
For one traveler, the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central at £2.30. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Belfast City airport to Belfast city center by bus?
One bus reaches Belfast Grand Central Station: the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central, £2.30 for one traveler, 16–30 min. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Belfast by any means. The fastest way overall is the Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport, 10 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Belfast City airport to Belfast city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches Belfast Grand Central Station: the Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport, £37 for one traveler, 10 min, to any address in Belfast city centre. It is not the cheapest way in: the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central at £2.30 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Belfast City airport to Belfast city center?
Airport Express 600 to Grand Central: 16–30 min. Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport: 10 min
How far is Belfast City airport from the city center?
Belfast City Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport, takes 10 min; the cheapest, the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central, 16–30 min.
Where is the train station at Belfast City airport?
Sydenham halt is a short walk along the Sydenham Bypass and over a footbridge, so not for anyone who cannot manage steps. A courtesy bus runs on request: use the intercom at the Translink bus stop, to your left as you exit the terminal.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Belfast City airport?
Uber operates at Belfast City Airport. From arrivals, go out and turn right, through the canopy and across the road to the passenger pick-up point; the app gives step-by-step directions once you request.
Where do I catch the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central at Belfast City airport?
The Translink stop at the front of the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Belfast Grand Central Station, after stops at Queens Square and City Hall.
Is there a train from Belfast City airport to Belfast at night?
The Airport Express 600 to Grand Central runs 05:30–22:00. Outside those hours the Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport is what remains; it is £37 for the vehicle. Every 20 minutes on weekdays from 07:45 to 18:05, every 30 after, last at 22:00. Saturdays 06:05 to 21:45 and Sundays 07:30 to 21:45, every 30 minutes by day.
Worth knowing
Belfast has two airports. This is George Best Belfast City, 16 to 30 minutes from Grand Central on the 600; Belfast International is 35 to 60 minutes out on the 300. Check which one your booking names.
The 600 is a Metro bus: tap a contactless card for £2.30, £1.70 for a second trip the same day, and never more than £4 a day. The Belfast Visitor Pass is valid on it.
No fixed taxi fare exists: Value Cabs runs on the meter and adds a £4 airport pick-up charge. The maximum is £4.40 for the first mile and £1.86 a mile after on weekdays 06:00 to 20:00, more at night and weekends.
Flights are scheduled from 06:30 to 21:30; a delayed one can land as late as 23:59, after the last bus. The terminal closes on Christmas Day.
Trains leave Sydenham halt, a short walk away over a footbridge, for Lanyon Place in 7 to 9 minutes and Grand Central in 16 to 19, 06:36 to 23:07 on weekdays. Buy from the conductor or in the mLink app.
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