Holidays from Belfast Airport

Getting to Belfast International Airport

Belfast International is about 18 miles northwest of the city centre, roughly 30 minutes by car via the M2. The Airport Express 300 bus runs regularly from Great Victoria Street Bus Centre (Europa Buscentre) and takes around 40 minutes, which is the easiest option if you're not driving. If you are driving, there are over 8,000 parking spaces right outside the terminal, and you can pre-book parking to lock in the best rate. A few airport hotels are dotted around the perimeter too, handy if you've got an early departure.

Airport facilities

Belfast International has had a proper refresh in recent years, including a new Aelia Duty Free store and an expanded food and drink offering airside. Fed and Watered does sit-down meals, Coco Diablo covers coffee and lighter bites, and Burger King and Starbucks are there for the quick grab-and-go. The duty-free is worth a look for fragrances, spirits, and travel bits. The Aspire Lounge offers complimentary drinks, snacks, and a quieter space before boarding, and you can pre-book lounge access or fast track security through us. Currency exchange is handled by The Change Group, with desks before security and in arrivals.

Holidays from Belfast with direct flights

Belfast International is one of the busiest airports in Ireland, handling around 6.5 million passengers a year. The route network covers over 50 destinations across Europe, North Africa, and (as of summer 2026) long-haul to the Caribbean.

Jet2 have an operating base at Belfast International with 21 destinations and over 50 weekly flights during peak summer. Their programme covers Tenerife (six flights a week), Majorca (six a week), Faro (five a week), Alicante (five a week), Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Malaga, Ibiza, Menorca, Antalya, Dalaman, Crete, Rhodes, Zante, Paphos, Dubrovnik, Malta, Madeira, and city breaks to Reus and Verona. Year-round flights to Tenerife and Lanzarote keep winter sun covered.

easyJet are the largest carrier at Belfast International by capacity, with a big base and routes to Alicante, Antalya, Barcelona, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kos, Lanzarote, Majorca, Malta, Rhodes, Tenerife, and Enfidha (Tunisia), plus Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Geneva, Jersey, Lyon, Nice, Paris, Prague, and a wide domestic network. New for winter 2026: Rome and Sharm El Sheikh.

Ryanair run a base at Belfast International with routes to Alicante, Faro, Krakow, Lanzarote, Malaga, Malta, Majorca, and Paris Beauvais, alongside domestic flights to London Stansted, Manchester, Edinburgh, and more.

TUI operate seasonal beach holiday charters including Tenerife, Lanzarote, Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Antalya, Dalaman, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Rhodes, Corfu, Paphos, and Zante. New for summer 2026: direct flights to Cancun and the Dominican Republic, Belfast International's first scheduled long-haul beach routes.

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