This is a private day trip from Dublin to Northern Ireland, collected from your accommodation and driven north - about two hours each way - so there’s no train to catch and no car to return.
Two options to choose from. The 8-hour route stays in Belfast: you’ll see the Peace Wall murals in west Belfast, St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast City Hall, and the Titanic Shipyard where the ship was built and launched. A 5-star licensed local guide is with you throughout the city, covering Belfast’s complex recent history in the language you choose. The 11-hour route adds Giant’s Causeway on the north Antrim coast - 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, UNESCO-listed since 1986 - with skip-the-line access included. You explore the causeway independently; the guide is Belfast-only.
Your guide speaks English, German, Russian, Italian, or French - choose at booking.
What’s Included
Private car with pickup and drop-off at your Dublin accommodation
Entrance fee to Belfast Cathedral (St Anne’s)
5-star licensed guide in Belfast (English, German, Russian, Italian, or French)
Skip-the-line tickets to Giant’s Causeway (11-hour option only)
What’s Not Included
Lunch
Skip-the-line tickets to Giant’s Causeway (8-hour option)
Guided tour of Giant’s Causeway
Tickets to Titanic Belfast Experience
Itinerary
Transfer Dublin to Belfast - Private car pickup from your Dublin accommodation. Around two hours each way. (120 min)
Belfast city introduction - Your licensed guide covers the city’s history and how Northern Ireland separated from the Republic of Ireland. (60 min)
Peace Wall - Divides Falls Road and Shankill Road in west Belfast. Murals on both sides document the Troubles; the gates still close every evening. (120 min)
Belfast City Hall - The Baroque Revival city hall on Donegall Square, opened in 1906. (60 min)
Belfast Cathedral - St Anne’s Cathedral in the Cathedral Quarter, completed in 1904. Entrance fee included. (120 min)
Titanic Shipyard - The Harland & Wolff yard where the Titanic was built and launched in May 1911. The slipways and Samson and Goliath cranes are free to visit from the waterfront. (60 min)
Giant’s Causeway (11-hour option only) - Around 40,000 basalt columns formed by volcanic cooling some 60 million years ago. Skip-the-line access included; the stones themselves are free to walk. (120 min)
Good to Know
Private tour - just your group
Guide languages: English, German, Russian, Italian, or French (Belfast only; no guide at Giant’s Causeway)
Wheelchair accessible; vehicle and transportation are wheelchair accessible
Prams and strollers welcome; infants must sit on an adult’s lap
Public transport available nearby
Local Tips
Walk both sides of the Peace Wall. Falls Road and Shankill tell different stories. Your guide will give you the framing, but pace yourself - the detail that the gates still close every evening is worth sitting with.
Eat in the Cathedral Quarter. St George’s Market runs Fridays (8am-2pm) and Saturdays (9am-3pm) - hot food, fresh produce, and live music on Sundays. Between market days, Mourne Seafood Bar on Bank Street is a short walk from Kelly’s Cellars, a pub trading since 1720.
Walk the Titanic waterfront for free. The Titanic Walkway on Victoria Wharf connects the historic slipways, HMS Caroline, and Thompson Dry Dock. The Titanic Belfast museum is close by if your schedule allows, but the waterfront itself costs nothing.
Wear proper shoes at the Causeway. The basalt columns are irregular and the ground uneven. You have two hours without a guide - the further you walk from the visitor centre, the quieter it gets. Bushmills village, three kilometres away, has the narrow-gauge heritage railway to the stones.
Nearby on IrelandMe
Belfast - The Crown Liquor Saloon, the peace walls, and the Titanic Quarter waterfront walk. A city that makes more sense the longer you stay.
Bushmills - The village closest to Giant’s Causeway, with a distillery licence dating to 1608 and the Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway running to the stones.
