Belfast to Dublin by train
Grand Central Station → Connolly
Trains link Belfast (Grand Central Station) and Dublin (Connolly) in about 2h 13m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Enterprise (181 km, typically 2 h 10 min), one of 1562 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
- Journey time
- ≈ 2h 13m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Iarnród Éireann
How long does the train from Belfast to Dublin take?
Trains cover Belfast to Dublin in about 2h 13m, with little variation between departures.
Is there a direct train from Belfast to Dublin?
Yes: direct trains run between Grand Central Station and Connolly.
This corridor in the atlas
- Enterprise Jointly run from both capitals since 1947, it rolls over the 1855 Boyne Viaduct at Drogheda and crosses the invisible Irish border without a pause.
Legendary routes through Belfast or Dublin
- InterCity Dublin → Cork
- Dublin–Rosslare Dublin → Rosslare Europort
- InterCity Dublin → Galway
- InterCity Dublin → Limerick
More train routes in Ireland · United Kingdom.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.