This page is designed to provide you with key information that will make your journey run more smoothly and your time at "ESTD2010: Healing from Traumatic Relationships - psychological and societal perspectives on Trauma and Dissociation" more enjoyable.

Belfast has two airports - Belfast International Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport. Details of the airlines currently using each and the routes available are shown below.  There are connections to many UK regional airports and most flights take about an hour. There are also many direct international connections to places such as Paris, Milan and Amsterdam that will make it convenient for you to attend the conference.

As an alternative you may wish to use Dublin airport as this offers a greater range of direct international flights.  There is a direct coach connection to Dublin airport and the journey time is about 2 hours.

Please note that the information below is given in good faith. However new air routes are introduced and some discontinued on a regular basis. While we endeavour to keep the information up to date, you should check with your local airport or travel agent for current routes.

 

Belfast International Airport (BFS) is approximately 50 minutes from Belfast City Centre. Details of airlines and scheduled flights are shown below for guidance only and you should check with your travel agent for details as these may be subject to change.  

Aer Lingus 
Barcelona, Faro Algarve, Lanzarote, London Heathrow, Malaga, Milan/Malpensa, Munich, Paris, Rome/DaVinci

Bmibaby
Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Manchester, Prague

Continental
New York (Newark)

easyJet
Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bristol, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow, Ibiza, Krakow, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Majorca (Palma), Malaga, Newcastle, Nice, Paris Charles de Gaulle

flyglobespan
Orlando Sanford, Toronto (Hamilton Intl)

Jet2.com
Blackpool, Chambery, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Ibiza, Jersey (Channel Islands), Leeds Bradford, Majorca (Palma), Menorca (Mahon), Murcia, Newquay, Pisa (Florence), Toulouse

Manx2.com
Isle of Man

Connections to Belfast city centre are by bus or taxi.  A taxi will take you directly to your destination and will cost approximately £25.

The bus from the International Airport will cost approximately £7 single or £10 return.  
You will require Service 300 Goldline Express. The service departs approximately every 10 minutes between 0720 and 1950, then every 30 minutes between 2010 and 2350
You can view the Bus Timetable here

If you are staying in the city centre your destination will be the Europa Bus/Rail Centre. To get to the University area it is around 25-30 minutes walk. You can take a taxi (around £4) or take a Number 8A or 8B bus from the stop opposite the Europa Hotel. The timetable for this service can be found here.

 

George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is approximately 10-15 minutes by taxi from the centre of the city. 
Details of scheduled routes and airlines are shown below:  

Scheduled Destinations

Aer Arann
Cork

bmi
London Heathrow

flybe
Aberdeen; Birmingham; Cardiff; Edinburgh; Exeter; Glasgow; Inverness; Leeds/Bradford; London Gatwick; Manchester
Newcastle; Southampton

MANX2
Blackpool; Isle of Man; Gloucester/Cheltenham

 

Ryanair
Bristol; East Midlands; Glasgow; Liverpool; London Stanstead

 

 

From Belfast City Airport, it is possible to get into the city centre by train, bus and taxi.   

From	To	Method	Times	Cost
Belfast City Airport	Europa Buscentre	Airport Express Bus	(Service 600) Mon-Fri 0530, 0630, 0700, 0805, 0835, 0855 and every 30 minutes until 2150 Journey time: 20 mins approx	£1.50 each way
Belfast City Airport	Europa Bus Centre	Taxi		Approx £10
Belfast City Airport	Central Station for Waterfront Hall / Hilton Great Victoria Street Station (for  Europa Bus centre)	Train (Bangor Line)	There is a free shuttle bus from the airport to Sydenham station and trains approximately every half hour from 0623 until 2253	Single: £1.60 Return: £2.50 (Returns only valid for 1 day)

 

Dublin Airport:
Depending on where you are travelling from, you may wish to consider using Dublin Airport as an option 
There are very many scheduled flights to Dublin and it is a 2 hour bus journey to Belfast city centre (Europa Bus Centre).
The cost of the bus is approximately £12.  Details can be found here http://www.aircoach.ie/table.routes.belfast.php 
and here http://www.translink.co.uk/present/GLE_200_I.asp 

 

Arriving By Train
There are many train services from the Republic of Ireland to Belfast and again, your destination will be Central Station if you are staying in the city centre. The nearest station to Queen's University (7 minutes walk) is Botanic Station.

 Arriving by Sea:
There are ferry services from Troon and Stranraer in Scotland and Liverpool and Heysham in England.  There is also a service from Holyhead in Wales to Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.

Taxi Numbers 
There are many local and reputable taxi firms.  Your hotel or accommodation provider will be able to give you contact numbers.  One of the larger taxi firms is Value Cabs which can be contacted by telephoning 028 9080 9080.  These taxis have a meter which indicates the fare or amount due.