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Belfast airporttoBelfast city center
To Belfast Grand Central Station · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
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Recommended
The cheapest way in. The Belfast Airport Taxis to Belfast city centre is 10 minutes quicker for £54 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Bus
Airport Express 300
300 · Translink Ulsterbus
35–60 min rideEvery 20 minRuns all night
The airport bus stop→Belfast Grand Central Station
24-hour service
£8total for 1 adult£8 eachBuy ticketOn Translink Ulsterbus
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The airport bus stop, outside the terminal
£8 a single, £4 for a child; from 16 you pay the adult fare, and under-fives ride free without a seat. The return is £11 (£5.50 child) for two journeys within a month. Sold in the mLink app, online, at Translink machines at the airport bus stop and Grand Central, or by tapping a contactless card or device for the same fare.
Boards at. The Belfast Airport Taxis rank, outside the right-hand door of the exit lobby
Belfast Airport Taxis, the only firm allowed to use the airport rank, quotes this fixed, all-inclusive fare on its own booking site for the ride to any address in Belfast city centre. It already includes a £20 booking fee (£30 for 5 or more people); walking to the rank instead, rather than booking online, saves that fee.
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How do I get from Belfast airport to Belfast city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Airport Express 300 at £8, 35–60 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Belfast Airport Taxis to Belfast city centre at £62, 35 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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The Airport Express 300 leaves from the front of the terminal building, where a Translink ticket machine sells airport tickets.
The taxi rank
Belfast Airport Taxis is the only firm allowed to use the rank, outside the right-hand door of the exit lobby, 24 hours a day; its cars carry a roof sign reading "International Airport Taxis." Its online fare already includes a booking fee; the rank does not charge it.
Tickets
An Airport Express 300 single is £8 (£4 for a child), a return £11 (£5.50 child). Buy it in the mLink app, online, or at the Translink machine at the bus stop; from 16 you pay the adult fare, and under-fives ride free without a seat.
Uber and Bolt
Uber operates at Belfast International. Request the ride after you land and the app gives step-by-step directions to the pickup point, which may not be at the nearest exit.
At night
The 300 keeps running through the night: from the airport at 23:30, 00:50, 01:50, 02:40, 03:40 and 04:40, every night of the week, about 35 minutes to Grand Central.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
300 · Translink UlsterbusAirport Express 300
From
The airport bus stop, outside the terminal
To
Belfast Grand Central Station, after stops at Ulster University and North Street
Runs
All night
Journey
35–60 min
£8 a single, £4 for a child; from 16 you pay the adult fare, and under-fives ride free without a seat. The return is £11 (£5.50 child) for two journeys within a month. Sold in the mLink app, online, at Translink machines at the airport bus stop and Grand Central, or by tapping a contactless card or device for the same fare.
Every 12 to 20 minutes by day, every 25 to 40 in the evening, and about hourly through the night.
By day most buses are the 300a, which calls at Ballymartin Park & Ride and takes about 45 minutes; the direct 300s take about 35. The weekday morning peak can take up to an hour.
The return costs £3 more than a single and covers the trip back within a month.
taxi · Belfast Airport TaxisBelfast Airport Taxis to Belfast city centre
From
The Belfast Airport Taxis rank, outside the right-hand door of the exit lobby
To
Belfast City Hall, or any address in the centre; the fixed fare covers the whole city centre
Journey
35 min
Belfast Airport Taxis, the only firm allowed to use the airport rank, quotes this fixed, all-inclusive fare on its own booking site for the ride to any address in Belfast city centre. It already includes a £20 booking fee (£30 for 5 or more people); walking to the rank instead, rather than booking online, saves that fee.
The fare is fixed and quoted in full before booking, not metered; a 5- to 8-seat vehicle costs more than a standard car.
The quoted fare includes a booking fee; walking to the rank instead of booking online saves it.
transfer · Welcome PickupsWelcome Pickups transfer from Belfast International
From
A pre-booked meeting point in the arrivals hall
To
Any address in Belfast city centre
Journey
35 min
Larger vehicles are quoted at booking.
Book ahead: this is a pre-arranged private car, not a rank pickup.
The night price applies from 22:00 to 06:00.
Welcome Pickups' generic Belfast page shows fares for George Best Belfast City Airport by default; search it for Belfast International (BFS) to get this route's price.
What is the best way from Belfast airport to Belfast city center?
For one traveler, the Airport Express 300 at £8, 35–60 min. The cheapest way in. The Belfast Airport Taxis to Belfast city centre is 10 minutes quicker for £54 more, which is not worth it at this party size. From 8 travelers we recommend the Belfast Airport Taxis to Belfast city centre instead: 10 minutes quicker than the Airport Express 300, for £26 more for 8. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Belfast airport to Belfast city center?
For one traveler, the Airport Express 300 at £8. 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 airport to Belfast city center by bus?
One bus reaches Belfast Grand Central Station: the Airport Express 300, £8 for one traveler, 35–60 min. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Belfast by any means. The fastest way overall is the Belfast Airport Taxis to Belfast city centre, 35 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Belfast airport to Belfast city center by taxi?
For one traveler the cheapest taxi is the Belfast Airport Taxis to Belfast city centre at £62, 35 min, and it is also the fastest. It is not the cheapest way in: the Airport Express 300 at £8 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Belfast airport to Belfast city center?
Airport Express 300: 35–60 min. Belfast Airport Taxis to Belfast city centre: 35 min. Welcome Pickups transfer from Belfast International: 35 min
How far is Belfast airport from the city center?
Belfast Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Belfast Airport Taxis to Belfast city centre, takes 35 min; the cheapest, the Airport Express 300, 35–60 min.
How much is a taxi from Belfast airport to Belfast city center?
£62. Journey time 35 min.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Belfast airport?
Uber operates at Belfast International. Request the ride after you land and the app gives step-by-step directions to the pickup point, which may not be at the nearest exit.
Where do I catch the Airport Express 300 at Belfast airport?
The airport bus stop, outside the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Belfast Grand Central Station, after stops at Ulster University and North Street.
Worth knowing
Belfast has two airports. This is Belfast International, at Aldergrove, 35 to 60 minutes out on the 300; George Best Belfast City Airport is 12 to 18 minutes from Grand Central on the 600. Check which one your booking names.
A single on the Airport Express 300 is £8. The return is £11 for two journeys within a month, so £5.50 each way: buy it if you fly home from this airport.
The 300 runs all night, every night. From the airport the last evening buses leave at 23:00 and 23:30, then 00:50, 01:50, 02:40, 03:40 and 04:40, each about 35 minutes to Grand Central.
The Belfast Visitor Pass is not valid on the 300.
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