TravelSeekers Search
 
   Home       Flights       Hotels       Short Breaks       Car Rental       Cruises       Package Holidays       Tours     

Belfast Hotels

If you are planning a holiday in the United Kingdom, it would be a good idea to include Belfast in your itinerary. Belfast is the only UK-destination that has been listed as one of the top 12 locations to visit in 2009. Given its industrial importance, this capital city of Northern Ireland is one of the busiest cities in the UK. The city has two airports. You can take off on your European or Transatlantic destinations from Belfast International Airport, located about 17 miles North West of the...
Sponsored Results
  • Belfast Ireland Hotels
    STAY YOU(TM). Experience the new look and feel of Holiday Inn. Book Now. www.HolidayInn.com
  • Belfast Hotels
    STAY YOU(TM). Experience the new look and feel of Holiday Inn Express. www.HolidayInnExpress.com
  • Still Looking for Belfast Hotels?
    Compare Huge Belfast Hotels Discounts. Deals Updated Daily! theselection.com
Belfast is the only UK-destination that has been listed as one of the top 12 locations to visit in 2009.

Given its industrial importance, this capital city of Northern Ireland is one of the busiest cities in the UK. The city has two airports. You can take off on your European or Transatlantic destinations from Belfast International Airport, located about 17 miles North West of the capital city centre. The Belfast International Airport also caters to domestic air passenger traffic and is reckoned as 11th busiest commercial airport in the UK.

In addition to scheduled incoming and outgoing flights to UK cities ad European destinations, the airport provides direct flights to Newark in the United States and Toronto in Canada. Over and above this, the airport offers flights to European and International charter destinations.

You can take a bus to the airport from Belfast city centre, courtesy Ulsterbus. A bus journey to the airport would take about 30 minutes. Taxi services are available outside the airport terminal. Belfast International Airport also has a number of listed car hire companies. Interestingly, Belfast airport does not have rail connectivity.

The George Best Belfast City Airport, located nearer the commercial centre, basically caters to domestic traffic. Despite being smaller when compared to the Belfast International Airport, George Best Belfast City Airport is busy in its own way. According to aviation industry surveys, the city airport is the 16th busy airport in the UK, accounting for one per cent of the country's terminal passengers.

Of late, Belfast has registered an increase in tourist arrivals. According to Belfast International Airport website, in 2008, 78 per cent of the tourists came into Northern Ireland by air. With increase in air passenger traffic, Belfast International Airport is due for quite a few changes.

The International airport recently opened a new ?500,000 passenger air-bridge facility and has announced other ?10million investments in revamping the airport terminal which would see better passenger amenities. In addition, the airport has tied up with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) to tap the tourism potential of the country.

If you don't want to waste time as soon as you arrive in Belfast, it would be a good idea to utilize some of the services offered by the efficiently run Belfast International Airport. The airport provides car hire and car parking facilities at moderate rates.

In addition, there are quite a few private companies that offer car parking and car hire facilities for the visitor at the airport at moderate rates. With the advent of online bookings, you can book your airport car park in advance. Several companies provide chauffer driven cars which would pick you up at the airport at an appointed time.

Since the airport is a busy one, airline companies offer business lounge facilities at moderate rates. The lounges are equipped with amenities that would suit the business traveler.
UK holiday

Staying At Home This Year?

Top UK Holiday Destinations:
European holiday

Got Some Euros To Spend?

Top European Destinations:
Kid Friendly Holidays

Need Kid Friendly Holidays?

Top Kid Friendly Destinations:
Travel Deals By Email

Travel Deals By Email

Subscribe To Our Travel Deals:
Enter Email Address: