The festival will be held in Banana Block on the Newtownards Road in East Belfast with good local public transport links available.
Public Transport in Northern Ireland
All public buses and trains within Northern Ireland are run by Translink who also have a journey planner, the data is also in Google Maps which is often easier to use.
Arriving by Plane
Belfast is served by 2 airports (Belfast International Airport and Belfast City Airport). There are regular scheduled flights from most UK airports (and other international destinations), we recommend using SkyScanner to browse your options. Belfast City Centre can easily be reached by Bus or Taxi from both the City (15 minutes) and International (35-45 minutes) Airports, with buses arriving and departing from stops in Belfast City Centre and from the Belfast Grand Central combined bus/train station, from where the festival can be reached by a short bus ride. To Travel from Belfast City Airport directly to the venue the best route is to walk (or take the free shuttle bus) from the airport to Sydenham Station, from where you the 3a runs to the venue roughly every 30 minutes.
Bus tickets to/from Belfast City Airport are included in the Local Metro/Glider fare structure below, so you may want to consider buying a day ticket. You do not have to buy a ticket before boarding the bus.
When connecting from either airport bus service to local buses in Belfast, it’s usually easier to do this in Belfast City Centre, rather than Belfast Grand Central Station, as most local buses don’t go near the station.
Dublin Airport is also reachable from Belfast, with a regular (~1hr50 long) bus service provided by Aircoach, Translink, and Dublin Express all arriving at Belfast Grand Central Station.
Local (Metro/Glider) buses
The venue is easily accessible with good local bus routes. Multiple bus routes to/from Belfast City Centre stop at the venue, routes 3a/3g/3f stopping on the Newtownards Road (Ribble Street/Hunt Street stops), and 3b/3c/3d/3e/3h and the Glider G1 stop just around the corner at the Connswater stop on the Albertbridge Road. If you’ll be taking more than one bus in the day, the cheapest way to travel on these services is to buy a Metro/Glider Day Ticket for £4 using the Translink mLink app, or for £5 by card/cash on a Metro bus or Glider stop. The daily cap to Metro fares doesn’t extend to Glider services, so a day ticket is recommended.
Longer distance buses
Most longer distance bus services terminate at either the Grand Central Station or Laganside Bus Centre from where you can connect to local bus services to the venue. For bus services from Scotland, see Ferries.
Train
The two major train stations in city centre are Belfast Lanyon Place and Belfast Grand Central. Belfast Lanyon Place has a stop outside for the Glider G1 and 3b/3c/3d/3e/3h buses, from where the venue is a short 4-stop bus ride. Belfast Grand Central station is a short walk from Belfast City Hall where all the local buses mentioned above can be picked up.
Ferries
There are regular ferries from Belfast to Cairnryan (Stena Line) and Larne to Cairnryan (P&O), taking approx 2 hours. There is also an 8 hour Ferry to/from Liverpool (actually Birkenhead) operated by Stena Line, running twice daily (departing at approximately 10pm and 10am in each direction).
All services offer reasonably priced foot passenger fares. For those arriving from further afield Rail & Sail and Coach & Sail deals are available.
Arriving by Car
There is limited on-street parking near the venue, we would recommend parking elsewhere (such as at your accommodation) and using the good public transport links.