--- title: "Belfast train stations | EveryRail" description: "Belfast Grand Central is the main station for the Enterprise to Dublin and trains to Derry~Londonderry, Larne, Bangor and Portadown." image: "https://everyrail.com/img/blog-media/v2-cities/belfast/featured-pexels-37939280-20261014-claude.jpg" --- [Home]()[United Kingdom]()Belfast [Home]()[United Kingdom]()Belfast **Share** - - [Share on WhatsApp]() - [Share on X]() - [Share on Facebook]() - [Share by email]() **On this page** - [About train stations in Belfast]() - [Where to book]() - [Train stations in Belfast]() - [Find places to stay in Belfast]() - [Frequently asked questions]() [Book now]() Last reviewed October 2026 # Train stations in Belfast Belfast Grand Central is the main station for the Enterprise to Dublin and trains to Derry\~Londonderry, Larne, Bangor and Portadown. ![Front facade of Belfast City Hall with its green copper dome and the Queen Victoria memorial statue on the lawn]() Stations 2 Primary station [Belfast Grand Central]() Passenger operators 2 Belfast Grand Central is the station to use for most journeys: the Enterprise to Dublin and the trains to Derry\~Londonderry, Larne, Bangor and Portadown all call there. Lanyon Place is the second station, with Glider and Metro buses outside. ## Which station to use Belfast Grand Central, opened in September 2024, is the main station for Belfast, with trains and buses under one roof. The Enterprise to Dublin and the Portadown line start and end here. Trains from Derry\~Londonderry, Larne and Bangor call at Lanyon Place a few minutes before they reach Grand Central, so you can get off earlier if your hotel is on that side of the centre. The Portadown line and the Enterprise do not call at Lanyon Place. If you arrive from Portadown and need Lanyon Place, change trains at Grand Central. Older maps and some websites still show Belfast Central or Great Victoria Street. Belfast Central is the old name of Lanyon Place, and Great Victoria Street station closed when Grand Central opened. Grand Central is open from 04:30 to 00:00, with customer support from 06:30 to 19:00 Monday to Saturday and 07:30 to 18:00 on Sunday. It is a quiet station with no audio announcements, so watch the departure screens. ## Getting into the centre From Lanyon Place, a valid rail ticket gives you a free ride into the centre on Glider and Metro buses. The free ride applies to Lanyon Place and York Street stations only, so it does not cover a trip from Grand Central. Glider stops include Lanyon Place and Donegall Square by City Hall. From Grand Central, City Hall is a short walk east. If you take a Metro bus, fares are £2.30 for the first journey with a contactless card, £1.70 for the second and free from the third, capped at £4.00 a day. An mLink single is also £2.30, and a one-day ticket is £4.00. ## Trains from Belfast As of October 2026: - Dublin Connolly: the Enterprise leaves Grand Central hourly from 06:00 to 19:00, with a last train at 21:00, Monday to Saturday (15 a day), and 8 times on Sunday, last at 20:05. It stops at Portadown, Newry, Dundalk and Drogheda and takes 2 hours 13 to 2 hours 23 minutes. - Derry\~Londonderry: about 2 hours 15 minutes, hourly Monday to Saturday and every two hours on Sunday, via Antrim, Ballymena and Coleraine. - Coleraine: about 1 hour 35 minutes. For Portrush, change at Coleraine for the connecting train, about 12 minutes on. - Larne Harbour: about 1 hour 5 minutes, hourly Monday to Saturday. - Bangor: about 45 minutes, every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sunday. - Lisburn and Portadown: about 25 and 50 minutes, around twice an hour Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sunday. ## Tickets Translink sells NI Railways tickets from 12 ticket machines in Grand Central, in the mLink app and online. Automatic gates read the ticket, so buy before you go through. Contactless cards work for buying a rail ticket at a machine, a ticket office or from the conductor. For the Enterprise, online fares from Belfast start at £14.99 single and £29.98 return for the Low fare, with Semi Flexible at £15.99 and £31.98 and Flexible at £16.99 and £33.98. Book up to 80 minutes before departure and collect the ticket from a machine before boarding. Ticket barriers close 2 minutes before the train leaves. Seat reservations are an option on most Enterprise trains, but the 06:00, 12:00 and 18:00 departures Monday to Saturday, run by NI Railways, have no seat reservation. ## Airports George Best Belfast City Airport is about 10 minutes from Grand Central on the Airport Express 600, which runs every 20 minutes at peak times. Trains also stop at Sydenham, but it means crossing a footbridge and walking along the Sydenham Bypass to the terminal. Belfast International Airport has no station. The Airport Express 300 runs from Grand Central seven days a week, every 15 minutes at peak times Monday to Friday. ## Rail passes and reservations As of October 2026, the Interrail Ireland Pass and the Global Pass cover NI Railways and the Enterprise to Dublin. The Interrail Great Britain Pass covers England, Scotland and Wales only, so it is not valid on any train in Northern Ireland. No reservation is needed on any train from Belfast with a pass, including the Enterprise. ## Where to book ### Train tickets - Omio Omio connects you with over 1,000 transport providers - trains, buses, flights, and more - to simplify your travel planning. [Check times & prices]() - Trainline Trainline sells rail and coach tickets worldwide on behalf of major UK and European transport companies. ### Passenger train operators - [Irish Rail]() Irish Rail runs the Republic of Ireland's national rail network, with InterCity trains to Cork, Galway and Limerick; InterCity reservations are optional. [Official website]() [Check times & prices]() - [NI Railways]() NI Railways is Translink's rail brand in Northern Ireland, running trains to Bangor and Derry\~Londonderry and the Enterprise to Dublin. [Official website]() [Check times & prices]() ## Train stations in Belfast [![Map showing the location of Belfast Grand Central]()© OpenStreetMap contributors![NI Railways]()![Irish Rail]()Main stationBelfast Grand Central0.6 km from the city centreBelfast Grand Central]()[![Map showing the location of Lanyon Place]()© OpenStreetMap contributors![NI Railways]()Lanyon Place0.8 km from the city centreLanyon Place is a railway station in Belfast, served by NI Railways. The main station for long-distance trains is Belfast Grand Central, 1.4 km away.]() ## Find places to stay in Belfast [![Bright bedroom with white bedding and a breakfast tray on the bed]()**Browse stays in Belfast**Hotels and apartments via Booking.com]() ## Frequently asked questions ### Does the Enterprise to Dublin still leave from Lanyon Place? No. The Enterprise moved to Belfast Grand Central when it opened, and no Enterprise train calls at Lanyon Place. Older sites and apps that list Belfast Central mean Lanyon Place. ### Is there a train to Belfast International Airport? No, the airport has no station. The Airport Express 300 bus leaves from Belfast Grand Central for the terminal. Rail passengers coming from north of Antrim can add an Airlink ticket for £2.20 to use the Ulsterbus 109A to the airport. ### Can I tap a contactless card to get through the train gates? Not as a ticket. Contactless cards pay for a rail ticket at a machine, ticket office or from the conductor, and then you scan that ticket at the gates. On Metro buses you tap your card on the driver's ticket machine. On the Glider you buy or validate your ticket at the machine at the halt before you board. ### Is there a cheap day ticket for the trains? On Sundays the Sunday Day Tracker gives unlimited NI Railways travel for £10 for an adult and £5 for a child, with no time restrictions. Translink sells it as a promotional fare on Sundays until further notice. ### Can I get into Belfast Grand Central at night? Yes, with a ticket. The station is open from 04:30 to 00:00. Between 00:00 and 04:30 you can enter by the night gate to the left of the main entrance if you hold a valid ticket or are buying one at a machine for a departure within one hour. ## Other destinations in United Kingdom - [Train stations in Aberdeen]() - [Train stations in Bath]() - [Train stations in Birmingham]() - [Train stations in Bristol]() - [Train stations in Cambridge]() - [Train stations in Cardiff]() - [Train stations in Chester]() - [Train stations in Dover]() - [Train stations in Durham]() - [Train stations in Edinburgh]() - [Train stations in Exeter]() - [Train stations in Glasgow]() - [Train stations in Inverness]() - [Train stations in Leeds]() - [Train stations in Liverpool]() - [Train stations in London]() - [Train stations in Mallaig]() - [Train stations in Manchester]() - [Train stations in Newcastle upon Tyne]() - [Train stations in Nottingham]() - [Train stations in Oban]() - [Train stations in Oxford]() - [Train stations in Stirling]() - [Train stations in Stratford-upon-Avon]() - [Train stations in Windermere]() - [Train stations in Windsor]() - [Train stations in York]() ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://everyrail.com/#organization", "name": "EveryRail", "url": "https://everyrail.com/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://everyrail.com/_astro/everyrail-logomark-2026.VJ4vNX1T.webp", "@id": "https://everyrail.com/#organization-logo-1" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.instagram.com/everyrailtravel/", "https://www.facebook.com/everyrail", "https://www.threads.com/@everyrailtravel" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://everyrail.com/#website", "name": "EveryRail", "url": "https://everyrail.com/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://everyrail.com/#organization" }, "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://everyrail.com/united-kingdom/belfast/#webpage", "name": "Train stations in Belfast", "description": "Stations: 2. 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