Getting Around
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Belfast is served by excellent transport links by day. By night buses and trains tend to stop running but taxis are usually freely available.
Belfast is served by translink which runs trains and buses throughout the city and Northern Ireland with links to the rest of Ireland. Trains are called NI Railways. Buses around the city are pink and are called metro and buses to other parts of Northern Ireland are blue and called Ulsterbus. Belfast’s famous black taxis operate throughout the city and can be caught at the many taxi ranks throughout the city. Two of the handiest ranks are in front of City Hall (centre of the city) and Great Victoria Street in front of the Europa Bus Centre.
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Buses
Buses run from the Europa Bus Centre and Laganside Bus Station to may towns and Cities throughout Northern Ireland and beyond. Local buses are called Metro and run throughout the city. They all depart from Donegall Square which surrounds the City Hall in the centre of the City.
Ulsterbus Services www.translink.co.uk/atulsterbus.asp
Metro Services www.translink.co.uk/metro.asp
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Trains
NI Railways serve a number of local Belfast stations and many towns and Cities throughout the island including Derry to the north and Dublin to the south. Main stations include Great Victoria Street (linked to Europa Bus Centre) and Central Station. Trains to Dublin only depart from Central Station so don’t get mixed up!
NI Railways www.translink.co.uk/nir.asp
Dublin Train (Enterprise) www.translink.co.uk/enterpriseservices.asp
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Air
Belfast has two airports, Belfast George Best City Airport in the City and Belfast International, situated 20 miles outside Belfast. Both are linked by frequent bus services and taxi. Travelling from each airport to the City Centre incurs the following charges:
Belfast International Airport
Airbus 300 £7 (Bus runs 24 hours) www.translink.co.uk/present/GLE_300_I.asp
Taxi £25
Belfast City Airport
Airbus 600 £5 (not 24 hours) www.translink.co.uk/present/MET_600_O.asp
Taxi £10
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Taxis
Main taxi ranks can be found on Great Victoria Street and in front of City Hall. Black taxis are reasonably priced and charge per length of journey.
Private Cabs can also be hired over the phone and are very reliable. They can be hired for anytime and place for pickup. Two of the best are Value Cabs and Fonacab.
Value Cabs www.valuecabs.co.uk 02890 809080
Fonacab www.fonacab.com 02890 333333
