Belfast
Belfast built the Titanic and has been telling that story ever since. It is a compact capital where the old Harland and Wolff shipyard, the Cathedral Quarter and the Peace Wall murals all fit inside a single day.
- Journey from Dublin
- About 2 hours each way
- Trip length
- 12 to 13 hours, door to door
- Border
- No passport check between Dublin and Belfast
- Peace Wall
- 5.5 metres, 17.6 feet, high
- Runs
- Seven days a week, apart from a few closure dates
- On board
- Free WiFi, USB charging on most coaches
The Titanic Quarter
The Harland and Wolff yard where the Titanic was built is now the Titanic Quarter. The Titanic Experience runs nine galleries with full scale reproductions and a shipyard dark ride, and SS Nomadic, the last White Star vessel still in existence, is moored alongside. On the Giant's Causeway, Belfast City and Dunluce Castle tour it is one of your two choices for the Belfast stop.
The Peace Wall and the murals
Falls Road and Shankill Road are separated by the Peace Wall, a concrete wall 5.5 metres, or 17.6 feet, high. The murals on both sides tell the story of the Troubles from each community's point of view. Black Taxi tours stop there and passengers get the chance to sign the wall. Plenty of visitors say it is the part of the day they remember.
The rest of the city
The Cathedral Quarter is cobbled and full of street art and small pubs. Belfast City Hall, Victoria Square and St George's Market are the other stops most people fit in. Finish with a pint in the Crown Liquor Saloon, which has kept its Victorian interior.
Two ways to do it from Dublin
Both Wild Rover day trips leave Dublin city centre, take the Antrim Coastal Route and Dunluce Castle, and get you home the same evening. The difference is how you spend the Belfast stop. Belfast City Sights and Walking Tour is the cheaper option, from €60, with a guided walk and free time after it. Giant's Causeway, Belfast City and Dunluce Castle is from €80 and trades that free time for your choice of the Titanic Experience or a Black Taxi political tour.
Crossing the border
There is no passport check between Dublin and Belfast, and nothing to arrange before you travel. The drive is about two hours each way and the full day runs 12 to 13 hours door to door. Both tours have free WiFi on board, USB charging on most coaches, and comfort breaks built into the schedule.
Tours that visit Belfast
Belfast city walking tour, Giant's Causeway and Dunluce Castle
Three of Northern Ireland's landmarks in one day from Dublin: Dunluce Castle, the Giant's Causeway and Belfast. Entry to the castle is included, you get two hours at the Causeway and a guided walk through central Belfast.
- Dunluce Castle
- Giant's Causeway
- Belfast
- Antrim Coast
Giant's Causeway, Belfast city and Dunluce Castle
A full day in Northern Ireland from Dublin, with 2 hours 20 minutes in Belfast and 2 hours 15 minutes at the Giant's Causeway. When you book you choose one option, either the Titanic Experience or the Black Taxi Political Tour, and Dunluce Castle entry is included.
- Belfast
- Antrim Coastal Route
- Dunluce Castle
- Giant's Causeway
Private tour to Belfast from Dublin
A private day in Belfast with your own driver and guide, travelling up through the Boyne Valley from Dublin. You pick the stops: the Titanic Quarter, the Peace Wall murals, or a run further north to the Giant's Causeway.
- Boyne Valley (en route)
- Belfast city
- Titanic Quarter
- Peace Wall
