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Dublin to Belfast Titanic Dunluce Castle Giants Causeway Tour
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A full 13-hour day from Dublin that covers three of the north’s most significant sites: the Titanic Belfast Experience, Dunluce Castle on the Antrim coast, and the Giant’s Causeway. Admission to both the Titanic Experience and Dunluce Castle is included in the price.
You start at the Titanic Belfast, which opened in April 2012 on the 100th anniversary of the sinking. The 12,000 square metre building has nine galleries that take you through the whole story - from Boomtown Belfast and the Titanic’s construction between 1909 and 1911, through the launch, the fit-out, the maiden voyage, the sinking on 14-15 April 1912, and the aftermath. There’s a ride through a replica of the ship’s rudder, large-scale models, and a section on the wreck and its rediscovery. You get 2 hours here.
After Belfast, the coach takes the spectacular Antrim coastal route - past Bushmills, along the cliff-lined coast through to Ballycastle. Your guide will point out the scenery and the Game of Thrones filming locations along the way. The next stop is Dunluce Castle, a fortress perched on the cliff edge above the north Atlantic that dates back over 500 years. Used as the House of Greyjoy in Game of Thrones. You have 30 minutes to explore, and on a clear day you can see Scotland.
Then it’s on to the Giant’s Causeway, arriving around 2:30pm with 2 hours to explore. The 40,000 interlocking basalt columns were created by volcanic eruptions 60 million years ago. You can follow the trail to the Giant’s Boot, sit in the Wishing Chair (a natural basalt throne), and look out for the Camel - a basaltic dyke pushed through layers of lava rock. The Clifftop Trail gives you a bird’s-eye view of the whole site and across to Scotland. A free shuttle train runs between the visitor centre and the coast. Lunch options are available on site.
The return to Dublin takes around 3 hours 30 minutes with a rest stop on the way, arriving back in the city centre around 8pm.
Dublin departure - 7:00am at The Starbucks, 1 College Green; 7:05am at Dublin Bus Office, 59 O’Connell Street, Dublin 1. Be there at least 10 minutes early. Grey coach with silver dog logo. (10 min)
Titanic Belfast Experience - Nine galleries across 12,000 square metres: Boomtown Belfast recreates the city during construction 1909-11; The Shipyard takes you on a mini-car ride around a replica rudder; The Launch covers 31 May 1911; The Fit-Out shows the ship from launch to April 1912; The Maiden Voyage lets you walk a replica deck; The Sinking covers the disaster of 14-15 April 1912; The Aftermath and Myths & Legends cover the legacy; Titanic Beneath explores the wreck. (120 min)
Antrim Coastal Route - A slow run along the coast between Bushmills, the Giant’s Causeway and Ballycastle, with your guide pointing out scenery and Game of Thrones locations. (pass by)
Dunluce Castle - Over 500 years old, sitting right on the north Atlantic cliff edge. Paid admission included; 30 minutes to explore the castle and grounds. One of the most dramatic settings in Europe. (30 min)
Giant’s Causeway - Arriving around 2:30pm with 2 hours to explore. Find the Giant’s Boot, sit in the Wishing Chair, see the Camel, and walk the Clifftop Trail for views across to Scotland. Free shuttle train to the coast. Lunch options available. (120 min)
Rest stop (15 min)
Dublin drop-off - D’Olier Street, right beside Temple Bar, Trinity College and O’Connell Bridge. Arriving around 8pm. (5 min)
Meeting point: Dublin Bus Office, 59 O’Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 at 7:05am. Be outside at least 10 minutes before departure. Grey coach with silver dog logo.
Titanic Belfast: two hours is enough time to get through all nine galleries without rushing, but the later galleries - particularly Titanic Beneath and the wreck section - can feel hurried if you linger in the Boomtown Belfast rooms at the start. The building itself was opened in April 2012, one hundred years after the sinking, and it sits on the actual slipway the ship launched from on 31 May 1911. The yellow Samson and Goliath cranes that still stand over the Lagan were put up in 1969 and 1974 - they’re not the originals, but the dry dock and the building around you are the real thing.
The Antrim coastal route: the road between Bushmills and Ballycastle runs through the eastern end of the Causeway Coast, and the guide will point out the filming locations used across all eight seasons of Game of Thrones, which were shot largely out of Titanic Studios in Belfast. The village of Bushmills, three kilometres from the Giant’s Causeway, is where the Old Bushmills Distillery has been making whiskey on the same stretch of river since 1784 - the town passes by on the coastal road.
Dunluce Castle: the 500-year-old fortress on its basalt stack is one of the most dramatic castle settings in Europe. What most visitors don’t know: in 2011 archaeologists found the buried remains of a planned settlement from 1608 beside it, a “lost town” with a grid street plan and indoor toilets. It was abandoned after the Battle of the Boyne. On a clear day, Scotland is visible from the walls.
Giant’s Causeway: the shuttle train from the visitor centre drops you at the stones, but walk the Clifftop Trail on the way back up - it gives you the full aerial view of the formation and the coast all the way to Scotland that you can’t see from ground level. The Wishing Chair is a natural basalt throne, the Giant’s Boot a distinctive formation near the main causeway. The 40,000 columns were formed by volcanic eruptions 60 million years ago. The site itself is free to walk; the visitor centre is paid.