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Belfast

Gateway to Titanic Belfast, City Hall, Giant's Causeway (far, tour).

Photo: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The short answer

Belfast's cruise berths are in the working harbour, about a 10-15 minute drive from City Hall, so take the shuttle or a taxi. Most big ships now use the D1 Belfast Cruise Terminal. Titanic Belfast is the top city sight. The Giant's Causeway is a long day trip best done by tour.

Getting ashoreShip docks
Distance to townThe Visit Belfast Welcome Centre (opposite City Hall) is about a 15-minute drive from D1 and about 10 minutes from Pollock Dock (per Cruise Belfast).
Gateway forTitanic Belfast, City Hall, Giant's Causeway (far, tour).
Shuttle/taxi to City HallAbout 15 minutes' drive from D1; about 10 minutes from Pollock Dock · not confirmed
On the chart

Where Belfast lies

Antique-style chart of The British Isles with ports markedBelfastDoverSouthamptonCherbourgCobhDublinEdinburghFalmouthGreenockGuernseyHolyheadHonfleurInvergordonKirkwallLe HavreLerwickLiverpoolNewcastlePortlandPortreeStornowayWaterford

Where your ship docks

Belfast Harbour has three cruise berths: D1 Belfast Cruise Terminal (deepwater berth, ships up to 480 m), Stormont Wharf (listed by Cruise Belfast as currently closed) and Pollock Dock (ships up to 200 m). Visit Belfast staff meet ships at the quayside with maps and shuttle timetable information.

Shuttle. Shuttles are coordinated for many calls (Cruise Belfast offers this to cruise lines); timetable info is handed out on the quay. Price depends on your cruise line, not confirmed.

From the gangway

Getting to the sights

The wayTimeCost
Shuttle/taxi to City HallAbout 15 minutes' drive from D1; about 10 minutes from Pollock Docknot confirmed

Shuttle/taxi to City Hall

Time About 15 minutes' drive from D1; about 10 minutes from Pollock DockCost not confirmed
  1. Pick up a map and the shuttle timetable from the Visit Belfast team on the quay.
  2. Take the shuttle (if your line runs one) or a taxi to City Hall / the Visit Belfast Welcome Centre.

Shuttle and taxi prices not confirmed: Cruise Belfast says it coordinates shuttles on request but publishes no fare; any shuttle is arranged by your cruise line.

Worth the trip

What to see

Titanic Belfast

Museum where Titanic was built.

How
Taxi/walk from center.
Time
2-3 hours
Tickets
Timed; book ahead; price unverified

Belfast City Hall

Grand Edwardian building; free tours (unverified).

How
Center.
Time
1 hour
Tickets
Unverified

Giant's Causeway

Basalt columns (UNESCO).

How
Tour (about 1.5 hours each way, unverified).
Time
Full day
Tickets
Unverified
A day ashore

Your day, hour by hour

Planned for a typical call. Check your ship's all-aboard time and be back an hour early. The ship will not wait.

  1. Shuttle to City Hall.
  2. Taxi to Titanic Belfast (booked time).
  3. Lunch.
  4. Back 60 minutes early.
Wise counsel

What goes wrong, and how to avoid it

Beware

  • Port is far to walk.
Practical matters

Fees, money and access

Accessibility

Titanic Belfast accessible (unverified).

Money

British pound (GBP). Tap-to-pay cards work on buses, trains and in most shops. Little cash needed. Northern Ireland banknotes look different but are pounds.

Onward

More of the The British Isles

EdinburghScotland, UK Dock or tenderInvergordonScotland, UK Ship docksKirkwallScotland, UK Dock or tenderLerwickScotland, UK Dock or tenderGreenockScotland, UK Ship docksDublinIreland Dock or tenderCobhIreland Dock or tenderLiverpoolEngland, UK Ship docks
Sources & what we could not confirm · 3 sources · checked 2026-11
Still being confirmed
  • Shuttle and taxi prices
  • Attraction prices