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Check-in opens 2 hours before departure for most airlines. First departures

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The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Airport Express 600 to Grand Central

600 · Translink Metro
15 min rideEvery 20 min05:15–21:30
Belfast Grand Central StationThe Translink stop at the front of the terminal
Non-stop
£2.30total for 1 adult£2.30 eachBuy ticketOn Translink Metro
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Belfast Grand Central Station, stand 20, or Queens Square a few minutes later

£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 07:00 to 18:00, every 30 after; Saturdays from 05:50 and Sundays from 07:10, last at 21:30 every day.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport. Every way from Belfast City airport into Belfast

How do I get from Belfast to City airport?

For one traveler the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central is the way we recommend: £2.30 in total, 15 min, boarding at Belfast Grand Central Station. The first one leaves at 05:15 and is at the airport by about 05:30; the last leaves at 21:30. Check-in opens 2 hours before departure for most airlines; check with yours. The terminal opens at 04:00 and security at 05:00.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Airport Express 600 to Grand Central

First 05:15 from Belfast Grand Central Station, at the airport by about 05:30.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first 600 leaves Grand Central at 05:15 on weekdays, 05:50 on Saturdays and 07:10 on Sundays. Before that, or for an early Sunday flight, book a taxi.

Before you leave for Belfast City Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

Check-in opens 2 hours before departure for most airlines; check with yours. The terminal opens at 04:00 and security at 05:00.

Early flights

The first 600 leaves Grand Central at 05:15 on weekdays, 05:50 on Saturdays and 07:10 on Sundays. Before that, or for an early Sunday flight, book a taxi.

Where the bus leaves from

The 600 leaves Belfast Grand Central from stand 20 and also picks up at Wellington Place and Queens Square. It takes 12 to 18 minutes to the terminal.

Tickets

Tickets for the airport services are sold at the Translink ticket machines in Belfast Grand Central Station; the same machines stand at the airport bus stop for the way in.

Taxis to the airport

Value Cabs, the airport's taxi partner, takes bookings around the clock on 028 9080 9080. Fares are on the meter, with no fixed price to the airport.

Questions

When is the first Airport Express 600 to Grand Central from Belfast Grand Central Station?

05:15. It reaches the airport at about 05:30.

How early should I be at Belfast City airport?

Check-in opens 2 hours before departure for most airlines; check with yours. The terminal opens at 04:00 and security at 05:00.

What does a taxi to Belfast City airport cost from the centre?

Value Cabs, the airport's taxi partner, takes bookings around the clock on 028 9080 9080. Fares are on the meter, with no fixed price to the airport.

Where does the Airport Express 600 to Grand Central leave from in Belfast?

Belfast Grand Central Station, stand 20, or Queens Square a few minutes later. First departure 05:15, last 21:30.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first 600 leaves Grand Central at 05:15 on weekdays, 05:50 on Saturdays and 07:10 on Sundays. Before that, or for an early Sunday flight, book a taxi.

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