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Costa Brava from Belfast: getting there without a direct flight

Not served direct from Belfast at the moment. It is still reachable, and this page exists so you can decide whether the extra leg is worth it.

✓ Last checked 20 September 2026 By Oliver Jones Independent — we sell nothing

Flight time

2h 50m to Barcelonafrom BFS

Season

June to September

Direct from Belfast

Not currently

Where the route stands

The Costa Brava has no direct service from Belfast at the moment. Girona airport, which put this coast on the map for British visitors in the low-cost era, is not currently on the Belfast route map.

This page is kept because the route has existed in the past, and because people still search for it. If you want the coast, the realistic options are:

• Fly to Barcelona (2h 45m direct) and drive or transfer north, around seventy-five minutes to Lloret de Mar and longer to the better parts.
• Wait and watch for a seasonal Girona service to return.

Is it worth the extra leg?

Honestly, it depends what you want.

The Costa Brava is the most dramatic coastline in mainland Mediterranean Spain: pine-covered granite headlands dropping into small clear bays, with a coastal footpath, the camí de ronda, threading between them. Cadaqués in the far north is one of the loveliest towns on any Spanish coast.

It is also further, cooler, with a shorter season, and it needs a car. If you simply want reliable heat and a sandy beach for a week, the Costa Dorada is an hour closer from the same airport, and the Costa Blanca is warmer for longer.

If you do go

Skip Lloret de Mar unless the nightlife is the point. The stretch worth the journey runs from Begur down through Calella de Palafrugell, Llafranc and Tamariu — small former fishing villages on coves, connected by the coastal path.

In the far north, Cadaqués sits behind a mountain pass that kept it isolated long enough to become an artists’ town. Dalí lived next door at Portlligat, and his house is now a museum.