BFS

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast International Airport

06:00 LOCAL · 57°F OVERCAST · 2 RWY · ELEV 268 FT

Arrivals Departures Map Parking Hotels

Cancellations

None

of 34 departures on the board

Weather

57°F OVERCAST

Observed 04:50 UTC · EGAA

Departures next hour

busiest hour on the board is 10

Ground transport

Getting to and from Belfast International Airport

How to reach the city, and where each option picks you up.

Option

Published fare

Frequency

Pickup point

Best for

Airport Express 300

Translink 300/300a to Belfast Grand Central

Every 15 min at weekday peaks

Stops at the front of the terminal, with a Translink ticket machine at the stop

Overnight flight? Departures keep coming every hour through the night, seven days a week; the 300a variant adds the Templepatrick park-and-ride

Rail, via connecting bus

Ulsterbus 109A to Antrim and Lisburn stations

Airlink add-on £2.20

No station on the airfield — the 109A links the terminal with Antrim Buscentre, next door to Antrim’s trains

From stations on the Derry~Londonderry line, a £2.20 Airlink add-on sold by conductors and drivers covers the bus leg

Aircoach 705X

Derry/Londonderry — Dublin Airport — Dublin city

Coach Park, tucked behind the taxi rank

The one direct coach to Derry~Londonderry, and it rolls on to Dublin Airport and O’Connell Street — boarding is fully cashless

Taxi

Belfast Airport Taxis — the approved operator

24/7

Rank outside the right-hand door of the exit lobby; only approved cars may use it

Sample fares hang in the exit hall, and a taxi-share scheme splits the bill if you phone (+44) 07725 196 713 ahead

Car hire

Enterprise · Budget · Europcar · Hertz · Avis

Five rental desks together in the arrivals hall

Handy for the Causeway Coast: collect the keys a few steps from the baggage belts

Driving & drop-off

M2 Junction 5 then the A57 · postcode BT29 4AB

Drop-off £5 (10 min)

Drop Off Zone directly opposite the terminal; cars must stay attended

Collecting someone? The Long Stay gives 15 minutes of grace, and Blue Badge holders get half an hour free in the Short Stay

Every fare here is the one its operator publishes, and links to the page that publishes it. Options with no fare shown do not have a fixed published fare.