Tourists often don’t know the best way to get between two cities. Perhaps hiring a car is best, stopping off along the way at your own leisure. Maybe it’s the bus, or train or even flying.
People travelling between Dublin and Belfast have the option of a bus, driving a car or taking the train. Hands down the best way to get between the two cities is by train.
Enterprise Train Service
The best thing about taking the train is the views. The service between Belfast and Dublin runs along the coast, so you get rural Irish scenes on one side and the Irish Sea on the other. There are eight trains daily apart from Sunday where there are five.
Is First Class The Best?
Seating is two seats on one side and singles on the other as you can see at the top of this post. In standard class, it’s two on each side, so it’s not all that different. First class is generally less busy and more private.
Overall Thoughts
Since the road between the two cities is inland, taking a bus or driving is not nearly as great. Also, train travel is better due to the fact you can buy food on board, plus there are spacious toilets and big picture windows. It is worth the slight price premium.
Have you travelled between Dublin and Belfast before? Do you prefer train travel when not flying? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.
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Fantastic train ride as you mentioned. Took it last year as a day trip to Belfast. Worth doing for anyone with a spare day in Dublin.
Did a similar day trip by train to Galway ( worth visiting for sure) but the Enterprise Belfast train is more comfortable.
Well worth it indeed! Galway is also a lovely city to visit on the west coast, but I agree, the Enterprise train is more comfortable and the views from the Enterprise are more interesting. Thanks for the comment – hope you enjoyed your visit!