With Belfast rapidly cleaning up its act these past years,, the city’s facelift has made it a popular destination for short break weekends. Flight deals available to Belfast from U.K. airports.
Belfast International Airport 17 miles north west of Belfast and the George Best Belfast City Airport, three miles east of the city centre. Even if you don’t plan to stay In Belfast city centre for the length of your stay, preferring instead to explore some of the breathtaking scenery along the Northern Irish coast, including The Giant’s Causeway, Co. Antrim, or Cushendun further along the coast a weekend getaway in Belfast is always worth the trip.
Flights are available from all over the U.K., direct to Belfast.
Best fares at the moment, £58 return, from London Heathrow are with Aer Lingus, with 3 flights daily
From London Gatwick, Flybe are running a £60 return with 4 flights per day
Direct Flights are also available from Manchester, (Flybe.com), Glasgow (Bmi.com and Flybe.com), Southampton (Flybe.com) and Birmingham (Flybe.com)
All flights are direct and range from £60 return up to the more expensive Manchester at £119 return
If you are flying to Belfast International Airport, then Ulsterbus provide a bus service from the Europa Buscentre in Belfast city centre to the airport and the journey takes approximately 30 minutes.
Taxis can be hired outside the terminal building and a number of car hire firms are available with the terminal. Why not arrive in style with a pre-booked Value Cab, Fonacab or Citi Cab taxi waiting at the airport to collect you? The journey from the airport to Belfast takes about 25 minutes. There is no direct train service from the airport but trains do run to Belfast from the nearby town of Antrim.
Otherwise, arriving at George Best Belfast City Airport There is a Flexibus service running from the airport to the Europa Buscentre in the city centre. In addition taxis can be hired outside the terminal, with the fare to the city centre being around £6. Car hire is also available within the terminal. There is a rail service from the nearby Sydenham station to Central Station. A shuttle bus runs between the airport building and the train station. But you can also pre-book a taxi from Value Cabs or Fonacab or Citi Cab and they will meet you as you arrive.
Belfast is an excellent city for weekend and city breaks; it has excellent shopping facilities, fine restaurants, and trendy bars for you to explore. There are also spa hotels for you to escape the pressures of work, and relax for a few days! Discover all the stunning scenery along the North Coast, overlooking Scotland, and the Mourn mountains with magnificent views across the province from their peaks.
Visit the Lakes of Fermanagh and the gorgeous trails around them! Or maybe explore the City of Derry, with its walls and history spanning hundreds of years!
Your primary gateway into Belfast is via Belfast International Airport, also known as Aldergrove, after the village located immediately west of the airport. One of the leading no-frills, budget-fare airlines offering cheap flights to Belfast is easyJet. Other U. K. Belfast flights are bmibaby, and Jet2. European low-cost carriers servicing routes to Belfast include Wizz Air (Hungary-based), and Zoom Airlines (Canada-based). Aer Lingus, Ireland’s flag carrier, offers economy and premium economy class service for budget travellers.
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Start your Belfast trip with a cheap flight. Belfast (from the Irish: Béal Feirste meaning "mouth of the sandbars") is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of devolved government and legislative assembly in Northern Ireland. It is the largest urban area in the province of Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of Ireland. The city of Belfast has a population of 267,500, and lies at the heart of the Belfast urban area, which has a population of 483,418.
The Belfast metropolitan area has a total population of 723,447. Belfast was granted city status in 1888.
Historically, Belfast has been a centre for the Irish linen industry (earning the nickname "Linenopolis"), tobacco production, rope-making and shipbuilding: the city's main shipbuilders, Harland and Wolff, which built the ill-fated RMS Titanic, propelled Belfast onto the global stage in the early 20th century as the largest and most productive shipyard in the world. Belfast played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, establishing its place as a global industrial centre until the latter half of the 20th century.
Today, Belfast remains a centre for industry, as well as the arts, higher education and business, is a legal centre of the United Kingdom, and is the economic engine of Northern Ireland. The city suffered greatly during the period of disruption, conflict, and destruction called the Troubles, but latterly has undergone a sustained period of calm, free from the intense political violence of former years, and substantial economic and commercial growth. Belfast city centre has undergone considerable expansion and regeneration in recent years, with the newly developed Victoria Square area attracting international attention.
Belfast is served by two airports: Belfast International Airport to the north-west of the city, and George Best Belfast City Airport in the east of the city.
You can get there with EasyJet, Ryanair, KLM, and bmibaby, with the maximum you'll ever pay being 100 euros!
