Flights to Belfast

There are two airports serving Belfast there is Belfast International Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport. Belfast City in nearer to the city centre whilst Belfast International is about twenty minutes drive away. Both airports have adequate public transport between them making it easy to get to and from the airports

Belfast flights between the UK generally fly into Belfast City Airport whilst most of the European ones use Belfast International Airport. There are however some domestic flights between the UK and Belfast.

Travelling on a New York flight to Belfast or Mexico, Canada or even Florida all depart from Belfast International with airlines such as FlyGlobespan, Zoom and American airline Continental Airlines

The low cost airlines have helped provide flights from Malaga, Geneva, Venice, Budapest and you can even get a flight Belfast flight from Blackpool. The choice and prices now available are better than ever before.

If you are looking for flights to Belfast from destinations both Belfast Airports have various options on certain routes. Glasgow to Belfast flights are a perfect example of this as you can get a flight to Belfast City from Glasgow with Easyjet and Belfast International with Flybe. If you are not bothered which Belfast airport you travel to then you could get the best fare or the flight with the most convenient times.

Another advantage of having two airports is that airlines often compete on routes and use different airports. A good example of this is a flight from Birmingham to Belfast City with Flybe. There is nothing stopping you travelling to or from Belfast City and returning into Belfast International. Bmibaby also have flights from Birmingham but this time into Belfast Internaional.

With the arrival of the new airlines you can take a short break to many new destinations and get a flight from Belfast without travelling via Manchester or London. Direct flights from Belfast mean you get more time away and there is not the hassle with changing aircraft and waiting about for a connecting flight.