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AIRPORT SERVICES

Translink offers airport services taking passengers to Belfast International and George Best City Airports and cross border services to Dublin Airport.

Dublin Airport

  • From: Belfast / Sprucefield / Banbridge / Newry / Derry~Londonderry / Strabane / Omagh / Ballygawley / Aughnacloy / Dungiven / Maghera / Cookstown / Dungannon / Armagh
  • Service: X1 / X2 / X3 / X4 / X5
  • Getting a Ticket: Buy in station / Buy Online
Dublin Airport from £7
Online discounts for Dublin Airport services from across Northern Ireland. Online Fares start from £7 from Newry, £9 from Belfast or £11 from Derry~Londonderry.

George Best Belfast City Airport

  • From: Belfast, Grand Central Station
  • Service: 600
  • Getting a Ticket: Buy on board / Buy Online Metro / Glider dayLink card (all day travel on Metro and Glider services) / Buy on mLink / Or buy at the airport from the Translink Ticket Vending Machine 

Belfast International Airport

From: Belfast, Grand Central Station

  • Service: 300
  • Getting a Ticket: Buy on board / Buy Online / Buy on mLink Ticking app / Or buy at the airport from the Translink Ticket Vending Machine or the Visit Belfast information desk.

From: Antrim Railway Station

  • Service: 109a

Airlink Ticket

The £2.20 Airlink ticket allows rail passengers (north of Antrim) to connect to our Ulsterbus Belfast International Airport service 109A. 

The ticket is an add-on ticket that is only available to/from Ballymena, Cullybackey, Ballymoney, Coleraine, University, Dhu Varren, Portrush, Castlerock, Bellarena and Derry~Londonderry.

The £2.20 airlink ticket is available from train conductors, bus drivers on the 109A service and at Belfast International Airport from the Translink Ticket Vending Machine or the Visit Belfast information desk.

Airport Ticket Vending Machines

Cashless off-board purchase options for tickets on Belfast airport bus services can now be bought at our quick and convenient Airport Ticket Vending Machines.

Simply use the Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) to purchase tickets for your airport travel or top-up your Translink smartcard. TVMs are located at:

  • Europa Buscentre - Purchase tickets & top-ups for travel to George Best Belfast City Airport (Metro Airport Express Service 600) and Belfast International Airport (Ulsterbus Airport Express Service 300).
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (TVM located at bus stop) - Purchase tickets & top-ups for travel from George Best Belfast City Airport to the Europa Buscentre (Metro Airport Express Service 600). 
  • Belfast International Airport (TVM located at bus stop) - Purchase tickets & top-ups for travel from Belfast International Airport to the Europa Buscentre (Ulsterbus Airport Express Service 300), Service 109A (Antrim-Lisburn via BIA) and Airlink tickets for rail connections north of Antrim.

TVM features and benefits for airport customers:

  • Accept credit and debit cards 
  • Contactless payment available (up to £45) 
  • Accept cash (coins and notes)
  • Gives change (coins)
  • Top up any Translink smartcard products for travel
  • Collect ‘buy online’ tickets (enter online purchase code to redeem tickets) – 600 Service only 
  • Adjustable touch screen for ticket selection, can be dragged up or down on the large screen to suit customer height/view. 

Useful Links

You can also use the following links to plan a journey, find a timetable, or find more information about accessibility onboard Translink bus and rail services. If you have been unable to find the information you need or have any feedback, you can also contact us;