How do I get from Belfast City airport to City Hall?

Airport Express 600 to Grand Central: £2.30 for one traveler, 8–13 min. It leaves you at Donegall Square South, beside City Hall. Get off the 600 at Donegall Square South, the stop beside City Hall, 8 to 13 minutes from the airport and before Grand Central. It is the same £2.30 ticket.

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Airport to destination · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to City Hall

Recommended

The cheapest way in. The Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport is 3 minutes quicker for £34.70 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

Airport Express 600 to Grand Central

600 · Translink Metro

8–13 min rideEvery 20 min05:30–22:00

The Translink stop at the front of the terminalDonegall Square South

£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.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Pre-booked

Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast City Airport

Driver meets you in arrivals

10 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night

A pre-booked meeting point in the arrivals hallAny address in Belfast city centre

Non-stop24-hour servicePer vehiclePre-book

£37total for 1 adult£37 eachBook transferPartner link · through Welcome Pickups

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. A pre-booked meeting point in the arrivals hall

A fixed price for the car, paid when you book. Larger vehicles are quoted at booking.

Price for every party size · Fare source (partner link)

Get off the 600 at Donegall Square South, the stop beside City Hall, 8 to 13 minutes from the airport and before Grand Central. It is the same £2.30 ticket.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from George Best Belfast City Airport into Belfast

Your destination

Straight there.

The heart of the city centre, on Donegall Square, about 10 minutes from the airport on the 600.

George Best Belfast City Airport

Follow the signs

The Translink stop at the front of the terminal

Airport Express 600 to Grand Central · 8–13 min

City Hall

Airport Express 600 to Grand Central serves City Hall.

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. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to City Hall

Find the stop

The Translink stop at the front of the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Airport Express 600 to Grand Central

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at City Hall

8–13 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

A few things for the rest of your trip

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Car hire at Belfast City airportDiscover Cars

Hire a car for the Giant’s Causeway and the Causeway Coast, or the Mourne Mountains, which no bus from the airport reaches. You already reach City Hall and Grand Central on the Airport Express 600 for £2.30, every 20 to 30 minutes until 22:00 on weekdays. Discover Cars shows the full price before you book.

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Data in United KingdomAiralo

An eSIM for United Kingdom, installed before you fly, works in the arrivals hall: tickets, maps, the driver's messages.

Choose an eSIM

Bags in BelfastBounce

Bounce keeps bags in shops and hotels around Belfast: 10 places by its own count, booked by the day for the hours before check-in.

Find a bag drop

A late flight?AirHelp

A flight three or more hours late, or cancelled at short notice, can be owed up to €600 a passenger under EU and UK rules, depending on the flight. AirHelp charges only if the claim succeeds.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

What if my flight arrives 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.

How far is City Hall from the centre?