Belfast is easily accessible from other cities in the UK and Europe with regular scheduled flights coming into both Belfast City and Belfast International Airports. Travel from most UK destinations takes just over 1 hour.

George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)

George Best Belfast City Airport is situated just 3 miles from the city centre on the south shores of Belfast Lough.

Airline Routes to George Best Belfast City Airport

Airline	Route
Aer Arann	Cork
British Airways	Manchester, Birmingham
bmi	London Heathrow
flybe	Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London Gatwick, Newcastle, Southampton, Manchester
British Northwest	Blackpool, Isle of Man
Euromanx	Isle of Man
Air Berlin	London Stansted (with options to connect from Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Leipzig, Munster/ Osnabruck, Nuremberg, Paderborn and Vienna)
Teleticket	Malaga

Travelling to and from George Best Belfast City Airport

A taxi from George Best Belfast City Airport to the area around Queen's University will cost between £7.00 and £10.00.

It is easy to use public transport to travel between George Best Belfast City Airport and the conference location.Translink operates the Airport Express 600 bus service every 20 minutes from the Airport terminal to the Belfast Europa Bus Centre adjacent to the Europa Hotel, in the heart of the city. The service operates between the hours of 0600 and 2205, and costs £2.20 for a return journey. Upon arrival at the Belfast Europa Bus Centre walk through the Great Northern Mall to Great Victoria Street, cross the road and walk to the bus stop. A route 8B Metro bus will take you to David Keir Building, Wellington Park Hotel, Elms Student Village and recommended B&B Accommodation. A single fare on a Metro bus is £1.30.

Belfast International Airport (BFS)

Belfast International Airport is situated 19 miles north of the city.

Airline Routes to Belfast International Airport

Airline	Route
easyJet	Alicante, Amsterdam, Berlin Schoenefeld, Bristol, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow, Inverness, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Malaga, Newcastle, Nice, Palma, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Rome Ciampino
Jet2.com	Barcelona, Blackpool, Leeds Bradford, Prague, Murcia, Pisa
Bmibaby	Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Nottingham East Midlands
Zoom	Toronto, Vancouver
Continental	New York Newark

Travelling to and from Belfast International Airport

Belfast International Airport is some distance from the City of Belfast. Taxi fares from Belfast International Airport to Queen's University can cost about £25.00.

Translink's Airport Express 300 service operates between Belfast International Airport and Belfast City Centre every 10 minutes, at peak times Monday to Friday, every 20 minutes on a Saturday and at 30 minute intervals on a Sunday. The service operates between 0535 and 2320. The fare from the Airport to Belfast City Centre is £6.00 for a single journey or £9.00 for a return journey. The bus's first stop in Belfast is Laganside Bus Centre, don't get off here. You should get off the bus at Europa Bus Centre. Upon arrival at the Belfast Europa Bus Centre walk through the Great Northern Mall to Great Victoria Street, cross the road and walk to the bus stop. A route 8B Metro bus will take you to David Keir Building, Wellington Park Hotel, Elms Student Village and recommended B&B Accommodation. A single fare on a Metro bus is £1.30.

Dublin Airport (DUB)

Dublin Airport is situated approximately two hours from Belfast by road or rail, with regular and direct coach transfers running from the airport to Belfast city centre. There are 36 international daily flights operating into the airport, linking Dublin directly to many European and International cities.

Translink operates Goldline Service 200 between Dublin City Centre and Belfast City Centre and stops at Dublin Airport. This daily service operates every hour on the hour between 0600 and 2100. Service 200 arrives at Stop 8 in Dublin Airport at twenty minutes past the hour (e.g. 0620, 0720, etc). The fare from Dublin Airport to Belfast City Centre is £8.30 (€12.00) for a single journey or £12.40 (€18.00) for a return journey. Upon arrival at the Belfast Europa Bus Centre walk through the Great Northern Mall to Great Victoria Street. From here you can take a taxi. To catch a Metro bus cross the road and walk to the bus stop. A route 8B Metro bus will take you to David Keir Building, Wellington Park Hotel, Elms Student Village and recommended B&B Accommodation. A single fare on a Metro bus is £1.30.

Aircoach provides a luxury coach service that runs from Dublin Airport to Belfast city centre seven days a week on an hourly basis from 0700 until  2100. The Aircoach airport stop is located just outside the arrivals hall door and across the pedestrian crossing. Fares vary depending on day of travel. The fare from Dublin Airport to Belfast City Centre will cost between £5.00 (€7.00) and £8.00 (€12.00) for a single journey or between £8.00 (€12.00) and £12.00 (€18.00) for a return journey. The duration of the journey is approximately two hours. The Aircoach stops outside the Jury's Inn Hotel in Belfast City Centre. From there it is a short walk to Great Victoria Street where you can take a 8B Metro bus or a taxi to the University district.

Delegates travelling into Dublin Airport can travel onwards to Belfast by rail on the Enterprise Service which departs from Connolly Station in central Dublin. As there is no direct rail link to Dublin Airport travellers should use a taxi and bus service to get to Connolly Railway Station. Unless you have time in your itinerary to visit central Dublin we recommend you travel from Dublin Airport to Belfast on one of the bus services as it is more convenient.