Getting There/Around

Getting There:

By Air:

Two airports service Belfast. The Belfast International Airport (VIA) (+28 9448 4848/http://www.bial.co.uk/) offers flights provided by 80 international airlines. The Belfast City Airport is a smaller airport offering daily flights throughout Europe.

Purple Parking (http://www.purpleparking.com) offers an airport parking service for business and leisure travelers.

Some airline providers for the Belfast International Airport include:

Air Canada (+517 661 7633/http://www.aircanada.ca)

Air Wales (+1792 63 3204/ http://www.airwales.com)

American Airlines (+1 800 433 7300/ http://www.aa.com/)

BMI Baby (+890 71 0081 (France)/http://www.bmibaby.com)

British Airways (+43 1 7956 7567/http:// www.britishairways.at)

Delta (+1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta.com)

Eastern Airways (8703 669 100; http://www.easternairways.com/)

Easy Jet (+33 8 25 08 25 08/ http://www.easyjet.com/)

FlyBe (+871 700 0535/ http://www.flybe.com)

Frontier (+1 800 432 1359/ http://www.frontierairlines.com/)

Iberworld Airlines (http://www.iberworld.com)

Jet 2 (+44 207 1700737/ http://www.jet2.com)

Thomson Fly (+43 0192 89 598/ http://www.thomsonfly.com)

US Airways (+1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com)

Zoom Airlines (+1 613 231 7340/ http://www.flyzoom.com)

The airline providers for the Belfast City Airport are:

flyBe (British European) (871 700 0123; http://www.flybe.com)

British Airways (+43 1 7956 7567/http://www.britishairways.at)

BMI baby (+44 028 9024 1188; http://www.flybmi.com)

Aer Arann (+353 6170 4428; http://www.aerarann.ie/)

Zoom Airlines (+1 866 359 9666/http://www.flyzoom.com)

Taxi:

Taxicab companies are easily located outside the airport terminals and advance booking is usually unnecessary. A provider is:

Value Cabs (+44 028 9080 9080; http://www.valuecabs.co.uk)

Value Cabs Executive Service (+44 28 9080 9080; http://www.valuecabs.co.uk) offers chauffeur-driven executive cars.

Rental Car companies include:

Avis (+44 28 9024 0404; http://www.avis.co.uk )

Budget (+44 28 9442 3332; 028 9045 1111; http://www.budget.ie)

Enterprise (+44 028 9084 3749; http://www.enterprise.com)

Argus Car Rentals (+353 1490 4444; http://www.argusrentals.com)

By Sea:

Belfast can be easily accessed by sea crossing from Scotland and England. Some carriers include:

Stena Line (+44 875 70 7070)

Isle of Man (+44 875 52 3523)

P&O Irish Sea (+44 8705 242 4777)

Port of Belfast (+44 28 905 5422)

By Train:

Northern Ireland Railways (+44 28 9066 6630; http://www.translink.co.uk)

By Bus:

City Bus (+44 28 9066 6630; http://www.translink.co.uk) has its destinations named and numbered on the front of all buses. Services usually begin and end at City Hall; the Green Centre Link 100 "circle line" service is most frequently used by visitors and travels to various stations and attractions in the main downtown area. Service is free with an onward Translink ticket.

AIRporter Travel & Tours (+44 28 7126 9996; http://www.airporter.co.uk)

Ulsterbus (+44 028 9066 6630; http://www.translink.co.uk) serves Northern Ireland and beyond.

By Car:

In Northern Ireland, Belfast can be accessed by the following highways: M2, M5, A1, A2, A6, A55.

By Coach Hire:

Belfast City Sightseeing Coach Hire (+44 28 9080 9009; http://www.city-sightseeing.com)

Dial-A-Bus (+44 28 9031 4151; http://www.dialabus.co.uk)

Flexibus Ltd. (+44 028 9023 3933) has the slogan: "One minute late and you don't pay a penny."

Holmes Motors (+44 28 9045 1850)

Logan's Executive Travel (+44 28 2765 7203; http://www.loganstravel.com)

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