Day tour in Belfast?

Planning a day tour to the giant causeway while visiting Belfast. I was considering two companies. Odyssey tours or McCombs tours? Any suggestions?

We did Odyssey and really enjoyed our tour (Causeway, Titanic Museum, Bushmill Distillery)

Contact info:

Jim Monaghan

Odyssey Coach Tours

Winners of the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award 2014.

info@odysseycoachtours.co.uk

http://www.odysseycoachtours.co.uk

Tel:+44 02890 240300

We did Odyssey and really enjoyed our tour (Causeway, Titanic Museum, Bushmill Distillery)

 

 

 

Contact info:

 

Jim Monaghan

 

Odyssey Coach Tours

 

Winners of the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award 2014.

 

info@odysseycoachtours.co.uk

 

http://www.odysseycoachtours.co.uk

 

Tel:+44 02890 240300

That's a good itenery causeway is fab of weather is good bring a sweater as its exposed and a light breeze can be a gale force winds

We used Jim Monaghan's Odyssey Tours in September and spent some time with Jim during and post tour. He is a great operator and a good guy, if you can possibly book in one of his smaller vans rather than a 42 pax coach that would be money well invested.

I think the causeway and mini city tour are probably the best combo.

Leaving the Titanic museum/quarter for another trips as it needs a decent amount of time and quite hard to do without rushing if you head up the causeway first.

We did Odyssey and it was great.

We used the hop on/off bus and saw everything in Belfast! We had a live commenter who was excellent!

We are thinking of doing the Titanic Museum and the Belfast Castle. Anyone have ideas of the easiest way to do this?

We have been to Belfast twice. The Odyssey tour to the Giant's Causeway, Rope Bridge and more (included city tour) was by far the best.

We are thinking of doing the Titanic Museum and the Belfast Castle. Anyone have ideas of the easiest way to do this?

Taxi to the titanic quarter, museum and walking tour. taxi to castle and back or do the castle first.

There is a shuttle to town center and there is a tourist guide for the buses

http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/downloads/BelfastByMetro.pdf

Taxis would be more efficient use of time and if you fill one then not that much pp.

The Titanic museum and walking tour use up a lot of time to do properly.

Another alternative http://www.belfasttours.com friend did it last week said it was good she did the Murial one

Taxi to the titanic quarter, museum and walking tour. taxi to castle and back or do the castle first.

 

There is a shuttle to town center and there is a tourist guide for the buses

 

http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/downloads/BelfastByMetro.pdf

 

Taxis would be more efficient use of time and if you fill one then not that much pp.

 

The Titanic museum and walking tour use up a lot of time to do properly.

Thanks for the link to the Belfast metro busses. Fine print indicates that senior citizens ride the busses for free. If US citizens are eligible, that would be me!

This is a view of the Belfast pier and looking ahead to the Titanic museum forward left:

Thanks for the link to the Belfast metro busses. Fine print indicates that senior citizens ride the busses for free. If US citizens are eligible, that would be me!

You need a local government bus pass though my dad who is southern Irish has gotten some free travel on the busses in Belfast due to nice drivers ask the driver

You need a local government bus pass though my dad who is southern Irish has gotten some free travel on the busses in Belfast due to nice drivers ask the driver

This should help didn't realise my dad was entitled to it in the north https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/60senior-smartpass

Lovely photos but from this year most of the ships are docking on the other side of the Lough. (Airport Road West - near Heron Road). Consider this if you are getting buses etc. If you are on a smaller ship then sometimes they will use the one above. If you are on a big ship, then it'll be airport road.

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Lovely photos but from this year most of the ships are docking on the other side of the Lough. (Airport Road West - near Heron Road). Consider this if you are getting buses etc. If you are on a smaller ship then sometimes they will use the one above. If you are on a big ship, then it'll be airport road.

 

 

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Is there a way to confirm where our ship is coming in. When I check all the links online it says Belfast harbor. Someone is meeting us, so is there anywhere I can be precise about where?

Lovely photos but from this year most of the ships are docking on the other side of the Lough. (Airport Road West - near Heron Road). Consider this if you are getting buses etc. If you are on a smaller ship then sometimes they will use the one above. If you are on a big ship, then it'll be airport road.

Are they going to beef up the local transport

eg Increase the 26a service on ship days or do shuttles to Titanic/city

Hey, yes - they usually do increase them. You could try contacting Belfast Harbour on Social Media. (Ps to be honest a taxi into the city isn't much more expensive than the bus - £6-7, if that)

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Some info on here but a lot TBC https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/cruise-schedule/

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Some info on here but a lot TBC https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/cruise-schedule/

 

 

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Yes, I checked that website but it does not tell you specifically where the ships are coming in. I was wondering if anyone knew of anywhere to get more specific information.

It updates 2-3 days before. Belfast Harbour are on both Twitter and Facebook so you could send them a message and ask them. That's as specific as it gets. One point to note is to keep an eye as the dock might change. This doesn't happen too often but the Eclipse was in yesterday and it was changed at 10pm the night before.

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