Getting to Antrim

Antrim is extremely accessible, with home to two airports, as well as Belfast and Larne ferry ports. Rail services to the rest of Northern Ireland and to Dublin are also available.

 

George Best Belfast City Airport

This regional airport serves a range of destinations, mainly in Great Britain and Ireland. Situated on the south shore of Belfast Lough and adjacent to the A2,only a  few minutes drive from Belfast city centre, the airport currently caters for over 2.5 million passengers per year, representing approximately 40% of the scheduled domestic air traffic to and from Northern Ireland.

The airport first opened as a commercial airport in 1938 and was launched as the Harbour Airport for commercial traffic in 1983. In 2008 the airport celebrated its 25th anniversary in business and its proud association with the local community. Today, their primary market is the short haul scheduled services and their core catchment area accounts for 54% of the Northern Ireland population and their business passengers account for 65% of their market. For more information click here

 

Belfast Int Airport

The airport was first opened as an RAF base in 1917 and remained an RAF base until 1963 when the first commercial passenger landed from Manchester.  As the years with by  the Airport became more popular and eventually in 2007 Aer Lingus open their first base outside the republic of Ireland here. Now the Airport is carrying almost 5 million passengers annually totalling to 60% of all passengers travelling to and from Northern Ireland. For more information on this airport click here

 

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