Cheap flights from Edinburgh to Belfast from £17

There are two airports in Belfast and one in Edinburgh to serve flights to Belfast from Edinburgh. George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), commonly known as Belfast City Airport, is located about 3 miles from Belfast city centre. It uses a single terminal and is a base for Aer Lingus. Belfast International Airport (BFS) is the busiest and largest airport in Northern Ireland and the ninth busiest in the UK by passenger traffic. It is located about 13 miles from Belfast, uses one terminal building and is a base for Ryanair and easyJet. Besides being the largest and busiest airport in Scotland, Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport (EDI) also ranks among the UK’s busiest gateways. It is located about six miles from Edinburgh city centre and uses a single terminal building for both international and domestic flights.

The low-cost airline easyJet dominates the number and frequency of direct flights to Belfast from Edinburgh. It operates regular daily departures during the morning, afternoon and evening hours and completes the trip to Belfast International in under an hour. Aer Lingus also provides non-stop flights, usually during the late morning hours, to Belfast City Airport, and these take about 55min to complete. Additional routes used between Edinburgh and Belfast are via Amsterdam, courtesy of KLM, and connections through London, provided by British Airways.

British Airways provides the most frequent one-stop service to Belfast from Edinburgh. These morning and evening departures connecting at London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) involve stopovers lasting between 1h 50min and 4h 45min. Stopovers include plane transfers to Aer Lingus before continuing to Belfast City Airport. KLM provides at least one daily flight to Belfast City Airport (BHD), requiring a 2h 50min stopover at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) with an overall flight duration of about 6h. This flight is cheaper and also shorter than some of those provided by competitors with connecting flights to Belfast. There are few, if any, airlines offering connecting flight service to Belfast International Airport. Many stopovers will involve transferring planes, and some direct flights are just marginally cheaper than one-stop flights along this route.

There are no visa or passport requirements for travel to Belfast from Edinburgh since Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. Passengers must, however, travel with a valid form of photographic ID for check-in and boarding purposes. EU citizens and other foreign nationals who are permanent residents of the UK are also exempt from visa requirements, but a valid passport will be necessary for identification purposes.

If you book a flight to Belfast from Edinburgh, you will be flying from Turnhouse, which is the city’s only airport. Edinburgh Turnhouse (EDI) is located 6.8 mi from the center of Edinburgh. There are 2 flights from Turnhouse to Belfast per day from 5 different airlines.

Departing from Edinburgh to Belfast will take you 50m. The distance from Edinburgh to Belfast is about 143 mi. All flights are typically direct.

Currently priced at £20, Ryanair will fly you from Edinburgh to Belfast and back. In addition to Ryanair, many other airlines offer competitively priced options for your trip. Search Cheapflights for deals from easyJet and Ryanair - these airlines can fly you to your destination from £29 and £42, respectively. You may be able to fly from Edinburgh to Belfast for 58% less than the average price by searching for these airlines.

On average you can expect to pay £53 for a flight from Edinburgh to Belfast. The cheapest flight overall is £17 while the most popular route, (Edinburgh Turnhouse - Belfast Intl) is currently priced at £30.

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After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Edinburgh to Belfast.

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Edinburgh to Belfast by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Edinburgh to Belfast (average of £67). Flying from Edinburgh to Belfast in July is currently the most expensive (average of £90). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.