Travel to and from Belfast
Knowledge Train Belfast,
Forsyth House,
Cromac Street,
Belfast BT2 8LA,
Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom.
Road
Belfast is a car-dependent city with 77% of all journeys made by car, 11% by public transport and 6% on foot. This is supported by an extensive road network, including the 22.5 miles M2 and M22 motorway.Black taxis are common in the city. These are outnumbered by private hire taxis.
Bus and Rail
Bus and rail public transport in Belfast have services linking residential districts with the city centre on 12 quality bus corridors running along main radial roads.
Northern Ireland Railways provides suburban services along three lines running through Belfast’s northern suburbs to Carrickfergus, Larne and Larne Harbour, eastwards towards Bangor and south-westwards towards Lisburn and Portadown.
Belfast has a direct rail connection with Dublin but has no rail services to cities in the United Kingdom due to the lack of a bridge or tunnel connections.
Air travel
The city has 2 airports. Belfast International Airport, located northwest of the city, near Lough Neagh, offers domestic and international flights.
The George Best Belfast City Airport is closer to the city centre by train from Sydenham and offers United Kingdom domestic flights and international flights.
Shipping
Belfast has a port used to ship goods and passenger ferry services. Stena Line runs regular routes to Cairnryan in Scotland using its conventional vessels. Stena Line also operates a route to Liverpool.
