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RE: Student traveling to Ireland

by andreaclaire 27 April 2012

Suggestion for Antrim Coast: get a day tour out of Belfast. Trying to do the coast by public transport is a nightmare; you'll only save…
RE: 2-3 days Antrim coast?

by whynotindeed 11 April 2012

A car is not necessary but you will get the most out of the area with one. There are also buses and tours via Belfast and Dublin. The…
RE: From Belfast to Giant's Causeway?

by linfield 21 March 2012

There is a train service from Belfast to Coleraine and local bus services from here all along the coast. I think there are bus services…
RE: Giant's Causeway area

by Copepod 15 January 2012

According to WalkNI website, Giants Causeway Walk is 33 miles (= 52km) from Port Stewart near Coleraine to Ballycastle. see http://www.w…
RE: About that green-bean casserole

by Iolar 22 November 2011

>I've only had bread sauce once, in Riyadh, prepared by a young Irishwoman. (From Coleraine, but I'm pretty sure she would have called…
RE: giant's causeway

by linfield 19 May 2011

Yes it is possible. I would imagine the walk itself would take roughly 3 hours but you may find the Ulster Way website more accurate and…
RE: Australia's old railway stations..

by trainsextreme 12 April 2011

Sadly only the line to Warrnambool still operates for passengers, and Ararat to Portland for, mainly wheat. All those other lines, Timboon,…
Re: Giant's Causeway advice

by ponaire 09 April 2011

£17 is very good value. A day return on the train from Coleraine to Belfast is normally £16, the bus a little less. http://www.nationalt…
RE: Booking online tickets in North Ireland

by alan1972 07 March 2011

>. I'm only wondering if there's a bus to come back near Ballantoy or... Only hitchhiking? Yes, but not direct to Portrush, you'll need…
RE: Booking online tickets in North Ireland

by alan1972 03 March 2011

As #1 notes, it's generally quicker to take a direct bus from the airport rather than head into central Dublin to take a train. But if…
RE: Northwest ROI

by alan1972 05 February 2011

As chriskean1 said, Glencolumbkille which is just beyond Slieve League (and the end of the road for most buses that pass Slieve League)…
RE: Traveling in Northern Ireland on August 30 Bank Holiday

by alan1972 02 July 2010

It is not a bank holiday in the Republic of Ireland. The Journey Planner at www.buseireann.ie shows several direct buses from Derry to…
Belfast to Derry, and some spots in-between!

by Catahoula_JLK 16 April 2010

Hi – help please, I’m taking the 9AM Ulsterbus 252 from Belfast up to the Giants Causeway – in May. Was wondering the likelihood of jumping…
RE: Coonawarra

by ianw6705 29 June 2009

Good to hear. And if you're heading from Ballarat through to Penola, there is some very good country in-between (Ararat, Halls Gap and…
RE: Dublin to Derry

by Voyager_2002 30 May 2009

The last part of the train journey recommended in 1 is good: the ride between Coleraine and Derry. However, the scenery between Belfast…
RE: Belfast - Giant Causeway

by Voyager_2002 22 August 2008

I visited the Giant's Causeway by public transport. You don't have to fly into Belfast: Derry has its own airport; is a good deal closer…
Re: Transport to Giant's Causeway ?

by Voyager_2002 21 May 2008

However, there is a bus that goes along the coast between Belfast and Coleraine, passing the GC (and going through the Glens of Antrim).…
Re: Northern Ireland Coast

by Voyager_2002 03 April 2008

This is in Coleraine, a little far from the Giant's Causeway, but I really enjoyed staying at: Breezemount HOuse, 26 Castlerock Road Road,…
RE: Fast end cheap from Dublin to Bushmill without car

by odecar10 06 March 2008

Train leaves Dublin for Belfast at 7.35 or 9.35 arriving 2 hrs 20 later Trains to Coleraine leave at 10.50 or 12.30 and arrive there…
RE: Giant's Causeway

by Voyager_2002 22 February 2008

Otherwise, the closest large town is Coleraine, served by hourly trains from Belfast. In winter, buses out to the Causeway are scarce…
RE: Ulster in January: any places you enjoyed?

by francie_star 19 January 2008

Hiya Originally from orthern Ireland and actually went to Coleraine to univeristy. Worth going out to Portstewart and walking the beach…
RE: Ulster in January: any places you enjoyed?

by tony_b 17 January 2008

http://www.ulsterbus.co.uk/home.asp The Ulsterbus website Journeyplanner says you can take a bus from Coleraine to the Giant's Causeway…
RE: Ulster in January: any places you enjoyed?

by tony_b 17 January 2008

Voyager, if you can hire a car, the Antrim Coast can be accessed heading north from Coleraine, via the Giants Causeway. If the weather…
Ulster in January: any places you enjoyed?

by Voyager_2002 17 January 2008

I have been invited to a job interview in Ulster (Coleraine) next Friday afternoon. I can afford to stay for a (long) weekend before…
Belfast to Donegal

by tony_b 15 October 2007
If I were doing that drive from Belfast to the GC I would choose to drive slowly along
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