Buses
Aircoach and Translink run similar services between Dublin Airport and Belfast city centre, although Aircoach do not have a 24 hour service (see below).Aircoach: Belfast stop, outside Jury’s Hotel, Great Victoria Street.
Timetable enquiries: +353 1 8447118
Translink: Belfast stop, outside Europa Hotel, Great Victoria Street
Timetable enquiries: 0044 (0)28 90 66 66 30 (Monday – Sunday 7am to 8pm)
To walk to the Music department from Jury’s Hotel, Great Victoria Street, is about a 10/15 minute walk. Turn right and walk past The Grand Opera House, The Europa Hotel, The Europa Bus Station. You will come to a busy junction called Shaftesbury Square with a big electronic advertising screen on the left hand side, cross over the junction walking towards the Northern Bank building the screen is on and walk past it, keeping the bank on your right. You are now on Botanic Avenue. You’ll walk past a post office on your right, and lots of cafes, restaurants and pubs.. The Empire is across the street on your left and you’ll eventually pass Café Renoir on your right at the top of the street. Keep walking past Café Renoir, you’ll also see a hotel called Dukes Hotel across the street on your left. Keep on the right hand side of the road, you’ll pass a Uni-link bus stop and then turn right. Immediately ahead just across the street is Queen’s Music Department, University Square, an old red brick building which stands alone beside the library and across from the Queens Film Theatre (QFT). To get in you need to walk around the back of the building just past a café called Café Kreme, up the ramp, and you’re there!
Alternatively, there is a black taxi rank just outside the station at Great Victoria St.
Trains
Translink: The Enterprise train runs from Connelly Station, Dublin to Central Station. Once you reach Central station you can travel to Botanic Station for free. Botanic station is a five minute walk from the Queen’s Music department at University Square. It is a very pleasant journey, but generally quite a bit more expensive than the bus. Sometimes it can be cheaper to book online before you go.. Check the week before to see if there are any offers on..
To get from Botanic station, turn left as you leave the station, walk to the top of the street past Café Renoir, Dukes Hotel across the street and turn right after the uni-link bus stop Immediately ahead just across the street is Queen’s Music Department, University Square, an old red brick building which stands alone beside the library and across from the Queens Film Theatre (QFT). To get in you need to walk around the back of the building just past a café called Café Kreme, up the ramp, and you’re there!
It’s really not worthwhile to get a taxi – it’s a very short distance!
Boat
There are some very good ferry connections from Scotland via Larne and Belfast. Although it is a bit further away, it is very easy to get the train from Larne port to Belfast. There is a train station right beside the port. You could also get a taxi to the bus station and get the bus to Belfast from there.Larne Harbour Ltd
9 Olderfleet Road
Larne
Co Antrim
BT40 1AS
Tel: +44 (0)28 2887 2100
Fax: +44 (0)28 2887 2209
Email: info@portoflarne.co.uk
Website: www.portoflarne.co.uk
Port of Belfast
Tel: 02890 554422 Fax: 02890554420
Email: commercial@belfast-harbour.co.uk
Website: www.belfast-harbour.co.uk
Air
The two main Airports which service Belfast are Belfast City and Belfast International. Belfast City is very near to town, about a 20 minute journey by bus or taxi depending on traffic. Belfast International is a bit further away, about 40 minutes by coach.Belfast City Airport:
Belfast International Airport:
Car
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The full address for the location of the course is:
Queen’s University Belfast
School of Music and Sonic Arts
University Square
Belfast
BT7 1NN
