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Belfast INTL Airport - Dublin (Public Transport Options?)

  • 23-10-2009 5:34pm
    #1
    donegalgirl28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭


    Flying into Belfast ITL at 10.30am on a Monday, wondering if there are any private or public buses going direct to Dublin? I need to be in Dublin by 1.50pm. The links I'm getting up, land me in Dublin at 2pm depending if I make the Aircoach in time, if not, I'll not land til 3pm.

    Appreciate the help.


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  • #2
    Raspberryhardon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭Raspberryhardon


    donegalgirl28 wrote: »
    Flying into Belfast ITL at 10.30am on a Monday, wondering if there are any private or public buses going direct to Dublin? I need to be in Dublin by 1.50pm. The links I'm getting up, land me in Dublin at 2pm depending if I make the Aircoach in time, if not, I'll not land til 3pm.

    Appreciate the help.


    You could get a bus from the airport into Belfast Central train Station. Then get a train down it takes exactly 2hours to get into connoly station.


  • #3
    Devastator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,480 ✭✭✭Devastator


    Raspberryhardon wrote: »
    Then get a train down it takes exactly 2hours to get into connoly station.


    Apart from the fact that the track collasped into the water about a month ago and most of the journey is by bus now


  • #4
    Raspberryhardon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭Raspberryhardon


    Devastator wrote: »
    Apart from the fact that the track collasped into the water about a month ago and most of the journey is by bus now

    Gosh im sorry I didnt realiise that had happened. Sorry

    But you can get a bus from the city hall to Dublin heres the link for the timetable just enter in the time you want to go at.

    http://www.translink.co.uk/jp/jpclient.exe


  • #5
    donegalgirl28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭donegalgirl28


    Still doesn't get me in for before 2pm. The way I was thinking was bus from airport to city, then the Aircoach which will leave me at Dublin airport at 1.55pm, still would be a bit late though, was wondering if any private fleets leave direct from Belfast airport.


  • #6
    Raspberryhardon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭Raspberryhardon


    donegalgirl28 wrote: »
    Still doesn't get me in for before 2pm. The way I was thinking was bus from airport to city, then the Aircoach which will leave me at Dublin airport at 1.55pm, still would be a bit late though, was wondering if any private fleets leave direct from Belfast airport.


    There doesnt seem to be im afraid only to Belfast Lisburn and derry.
    http://www.belfastairport.com/en/content/2/34/by-bus---coach.html

    You could phone translink and ask there advice the cutomer service is very good try this number

    Translink bus & rail timetable enquiries are available through our Contact Centre.
    Opening hours: Monday – Friday 7am to 8pm, Saturday & Sunday 8am to 6pm.
    Tel: 44 (0)28 90 66 66 30


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  • #7
    peterdoherty
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    donegalgirl28 wrote: »
    Still doesn't get me in for before 2pm. The way I was thinking was bus from airport to city, then the Aircoach which will leave me at Dublin airport at 1.55pm, still would be a bit late though, was wondering if any private fleets leave direct from Belfast airport.

    a private taxi to the europa bus depot costs approx £23-25 and may help you make an earlier bus connection if timinig is critical. hopefully at that time of the morning it should take 20-30 mins


  • #8
    aquascrotum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 466 ✭✭aquascrotum


    donegalgirl28 wrote: »
    Flying into Belfast ITL at 10.30am on a Monday, wondering if there are any private or public buses going direct to Dublin? I need to be in Dublin by 1.50pm. The links I'm getting up, land me in Dublin at 2pm depending if I make the Aircoach in time, if not, I'll not land til 3pm.

    Appreciate the help.

    Without being deliberately unhelpful...you havent a mission. Assuming you have no bags to collect at the airport, in my experience both Aircoach and Ulsterbus timetables are "optimistic" in getting to Dublin, especially weekday daytime services. Trains are expected to resume across Malahide viaduct on 16th November which is your only hope, but emphasis and health warning on "expected to".


  • #9
    donegalgirl28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭donegalgirl28


    Yes I know this, my calculations say I have to make the 10.40pm bus going into town and then getting the 11.30am bus.

    I just find this a bit of a nuisance that I've go to all the way into the city, which loses an hour.


  • #10
    the_syco
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    A non-stop citylink bus will take two and a half to three hours to get to Dublin. Fastest way that I can think of. These usually go straight down.

    citylinkonlinesales.co.uk


  • #11
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Just used the air-coach. Took 2 hours going up, 2.5 hours coming back down to Dublin.

    http://www.aircoach.ie


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  • #12
    donegalgirl28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭donegalgirl28


    I drove in the end. Decided to fly from there instead.

    Took me 2hrs 20 mins and that's with me taking the bloody M1 instead of going to Lisburn then getting the A1. Is this the right way to be going so I know for next time????


  • #13
    regob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭regob


    get a bus from intl to europa bus station then get bus from there to bus aras should be there for half one


  • #14
    LizT
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    Devastator wrote: »
    Apart from the fact that the track collasped into the water about a month ago and most of the journey is by bus now


    Just to say this is not true. You are only bussed from Dublin to Drogheda or vice versa. It only adds about 20 minutes on to the journey.

    The bridge should be repaired by the end of the month anyway.


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