Tours, tickets and day trips in Belfast
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Titanic Belfast | 650,000 | — |
| The Naughton Gallery at Queen's | 16,000 | — |
The busiest is Titanic Belfast at 650,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Belfast
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast to Dublin | Ireland | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Belfast to Glasgow | United Kingdom | 176 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Belfast to Blackpool | United Kingdom | 206 km (128 mi) | about 3 h 21 min |
| Belfast to Preston | United Kingdom | 229 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 44 min |
| Belfast to Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 229 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 44 min |
| Belfast to Birkenhead | United Kingdom | 233 km (145 mi) | about 3 h 47 min |
| Belfast to Liverpool | United Kingdom | 233 km (145 mi) | about 3 h 48 min |
| Belfast to Blackburn | United Kingdom | 243 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 57 min |
| Belfast to Manchester | United Kingdom | 271 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 24 min |
| Belfast to Leeds | United Kingdom | 298 km (185 mi) | about 4 h 51 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Belfast?
Titanic Belfast, with 650,000 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.