# Belfast > Discover the best things to do in Belfast: Titanic Quarter, Black Taxi tours, murals and trad music, plus Giant's Causeway trips from Dublin and hotels. - URL: https://dublin-360.com/belfast - Published: 2025-05-15 - Updated: 2026-10-19 - Author: Dermot --- # Things to Do in Belfast: Tours, Day Trips & Hotels Belfast, built by legends and forged by history. See where the Titanic was built, ride a Black Taxi past the murals and peace walls, then head up the coast to the Giant's Causeway. - Local tours - Day trips from Dublin - Book online Things to doCauseway & ThronesFrom DublinGetting thereHotelsFAQs Photo [@mch1565](https://unsplash.com/@mch1565) ## Top things to do in Belfast Northern Ireland's capital is compact and walkable, and its stories are best heard from a local guide: shipbuilding, the Troubles, trad music and whiskey. [Black Taxi tour**Official Belfast Taxi Tour**The Peace Walls, the political murals and the Titanic Quarter with a local driver-guide.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/official-world-famous-belfast-taxi-tour) [Walking tour**Best of Belfast Walking Tour**The city's history, culture and hidden corners on a 2.5-hour walk.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/best-of-belfast-walking-tour) [Titanic**Titanic Quarter Tour**Walk the historic shipyards and waterfront where the Titanic was built.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/titanic-quarter-tour-private-tour) [History**Belfast Beyond Walls**A political tour of the Peace Walls, Falls Road and Shankill Road.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/belfast-beyond-walls-political-tour) [Music**Belfast Traditional Music Trail**Live trad music in Belfast's pubs, led by local musicians.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/belfast-traditional-music-trail) [Food & drink**Belfast Whiskey Experience**Tastings of rare and local whiskeys with Belfast Hidden Tours.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/belfast-whiskey-experience) [Troubles Tour: Walls & Bridges](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/troubles-tour-walls-bridges) [Cathedral Quarter tour](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/cathedral-quarter-tour-private-tour) [Friar's Bush Graveyard](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/friars-bush-graveyard-whistlestop-tour) [Titanic Museum & distillery](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/belfast-skip-the-line-titanic-museum-distillery-discovery-tour) [The Belfast Story show](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/the-belfast-story-traditional-show) [Game of Thrones Studio Tour](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/game-of-thrones-studio-tour) ## Book Belfast walking tours Live availability from Belfast Walking Tours. ## Giant's Causeway, the Antrim Coast & Game of Thrones Belfast is the base for Northern Ireland's biggest days out: the basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway, the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge and the Game of Thrones filming locations. [From Belfast**Game of Thrones Tour with Giant's Causeway**Winterfell, the Iron Islands and the King's Road, plus the Causeway.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/game-of-thrones-tour-from-belfast-with-giants-causeway) [From Belfast**Antrim Coast & Carrick-a-Rede**Cliffs, castles and coastal villages, then the famous rope bridge.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/antrim-coast-and-carrick-a-rede-rope-bridge-tour) [From Belfast**Giant's Causeway Small-Group Tour**A small-group day trip from Belfast to the Causeway and the coast.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/giants-causeway-day-tour-small-group) ## Belfast day trips from Dublin No car? These guided tours leave from Dublin and handle the transport for you. [From Dublin**Belfast City & Giant's Causeway**The Causeway plus Belfast, with a choice of a Black Taxi tour or Titanic Belfast.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/belfast-city-giants-causeway-tour-2) [From Dublin**Giant's Causeway & Titanic**Causeway Visitor Centre entry and Titanic Belfast in one day with Finn McCool Tours.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/finn-mccool-tours-giants-causeway-and-titanic-day-tour) [By train**Titanic & Belfast City by Train**Take the train north, visit Titanic Belfast and explore the city.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/titanic-and-belfast-city-day-tour-by-train) [From Dublin**Game of Thrones Studio from Dublin**Transfer to the studio in Banbridge, County Down, on an 8-hour day trip.See tour →](https://dublin-360.com/guide/tour/game-of-thrones-studio-tour-from-dublin) Planning more? See our guide to [day tours from Dublin](https://dublin-360.com/guide/day-tours-from-dublin). ## More Belfast tours and activities Powered by [GetYourGuide](https://www.getyourguide.com/belfast-l442/) ### Free walking tours in Belfast ## Getting to Belfast from Dublin ### By bus Express coaches run between Dublin and Belfast, including from Dublin Airport. Book ahead for the best fares. [Grab your ticket](https://busbud.tpx.lt/8mTMteXs) ### By train The Enterprise runs from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central about every hour, Monday to Saturday, and takes just over 2 hours. ### By car Take the M1 north. The border is open, with no checkpoints. Need wheels? [Compare car hire in Dublin](https://dublin-360.com/rent-a-car). **Good to know:** Belfast is in the UK, so prices are in pounds sterling (£), not euro. There are no passport checks on the border, but carry photo ID. ## Hotels in Belfast Stay a night or two to see the city and the coast. Search dates and compare prices. [Search Belfast hotels on Booking.com](https://tp.media/r?campaign_id=84&marker=625811&p=2076&sub_id=belfast-city-page&trs=410714&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.en-gb.html%3Fss%3DBelfast%252C%2BNorthern%2BIreland) ## Flights to Belfast ## Upcoming Belfast events ## 24-hour secure parking in Belfast: Q-Park Victoria Square [![Q-Park Victoria Square, Belfast](https://www.lduhtrp.net/image-101390721-15371734)](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101390721-15371734) Driving into the city? Pre-book a space at Q-Park Victoria Square in the city centre. [Pre-book parking in Belfast](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101390721-15450967) ## Belfast FAQs How do I get to Belfast from Dublin? Take the Enterprise train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central (just over 2 hours), an express coach, or drive north on the M1. Guided day tours from Dublin also handle the transport. Can I visit Belfast as a day trip from Dublin? Yes. Day tours from Dublin combine Belfast with the Giant's Causeway, Titanic Belfast or a Black Taxi tour, and the hourly train makes a do-it-yourself day trip easy. What are the best things to do in Belfast? Visit the Titanic Quarter, take a Black Taxi tour of the murals and Peace Walls, join a walking tour, hear trad music in the Cathedral Quarter, and take a day trip to the Giant's Causeway. What currency is used in Belfast? Belfast is in Northern Ireland, part of the UK, so it uses the pound sterling (£), not the euro. Do I need a passport to go from Dublin to Belfast? There are no passport checks at the border, but bring photo ID. Non-Irish and non-UK visitors should check UK entry rules before travelling. Can I visit the Giant's Causeway from Belfast? Yes. Tours from Belfast visit the Giant's Causeway and the Antrim Coast, and some include Game of Thrones filming locations or the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. ## Plan your Belfast trip The Titanic, the murals, trad music and the Causeway Coast, all about two hours from Dublin. See things to do --- Site index for agents: https://dublin-360.com/llms.txt