{"id":1302638,"date":"2026-09-26T18:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302638"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:34:43","slug":"northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/northern-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1301190,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Northern Ireland country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"A coast road that beats any in Britain, 40,000 basalt columns at the end of it, and a city that has gone from headlines to weekend breaks in twenty-five years.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302640","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u00a318 | Dorm bed, from\r\n40,000 | Basalt columns at the Giant's Causeway\r\n2h | Belfast to Dublin by train\r\n1998 | The Good Friday Agreement","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Small, coastal and recently transformed","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Northern Ireland is the size of Yorkshire and most of what you come for sits along one road. The Causeway Coastal Route runs from Belfast to Derry past Carrickfergus, the Glens of Antrim, a rope bridge, a whiskey distillery and the Giant's Causeway itself \u2014 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns that the myth explains better than the geology does.\r\n\r\nBelfast is the other half. Twenty-five years after the Good Friday Agreement it is a weekend-break city with a titanic museum, a covered market and a bar scene, and it is also a place where the recent past is visible on gable walls and behind a peace wall that still stands. Black taxi tours led by people from both communities are the honest way to understand it.\r\n\r\nDerry has the only complete city walls in Ireland and a murals district of its own. Everything is within two hours of everything else.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | English. Irish and Ulster-Scots have official recognition\r\nCurrency | Pound sterling (\u00a3), not the euro\r\nEmergency | 999 or 112\r\nTap water | Safe\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants, never in pubs\r\nBorder | The border with the Republic is invisible and unchecked, but currencies differ\r\nHow long to stay | Four days for Belfast and the Causeway coast\r\nBest months | May, June and September","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Everything is close. Belfast to the Giant's Causeway is about an hour and a half.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Belfast | Titanic museum, a covered market, black taxi tours and a bar scene that has arrived quickly. |  | 1302641 | We enjoyed Belfast. There was plenty to do, however we were only there for two days and didn\u2019t get a chance to see everything. There\u2019s a lot of history so make sure to do your research before had to understand lots of the living history! | \nDerry | The only complete city walls in Ireland, a murals district and a bridge built to join two communities. |  | 1302642 | Doire (Derry) is a place that has endured and thrived in spite of colonization on every level. The language revitalization and art everywhere in the bogside and beyond will bring tears to your eyes that encompass the full range of human emotion. The people are some of the most kind, insightful, welcoming, and dedicated to liberation that I've ever met. Solidarity with Palestine is unmatched anywhere else I've experienced. The Museum of Free Derry is a must to learn about Bloody Sunday. | \nPortrush | A seaside town on the north coast with beaches, surf and an Open championship golf links. |  | 1302643 |  | \nEnniskillen | An island town between two lakes, and the base for the Fermanagh lakelands. |  | 1302644 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Northern Ireland is a coast road, a serious city and mountains in the south.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Adventure | green | backpack | The Mournes, the coast path and cliff walks. | Walk the Mourne Wall; Cross the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge; Cliff path at the Gobbins | Mourne Mountains; Causeway coast; Glens of Antrim | Belfast; Mourne Mountains | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | Recent history told honestly, and Titanic. | A black taxi tour with guides from both communities; Titanic Belfast; Derry's walls and murals | Belfast murals; Titanic Quarter; Derry walls | Belfast; Derry | culture\nCity break | blue | city | Two or three days in Belfast, which is compact. | St George's Market on a Friday; The Cathedral Quarter at night; Crown Liquor Saloon | Cathedral Quarter; Titanic Quarter; Queen's Quarter | Belfast; Derry | city-break\nBeach | sunset | sunglasses | North coast sand, cold water and good surf. | Surf at Portrush; Walk Downhill beach; Whiterocks at sunset | Portrush; Benone; Murlough | Portrush; Belfast | beach\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Belfast punches above its size, especially the Cathedral Quarter. | Live trad in the Cathedral Quarter; A pint in the Crown; Duke of York on a Friday | Cathedral Quarter; Botanic; Derry city centre | Belfast; Derry | nightlife\nBudget | teal | coin | Cheaper than Dublin, an hour and a half away. | Free Ulster Museum; \u00a318 dorms; Pub lunch deals | Belfast; Derry | Belfast; Derry | budget-travel","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_do_body":"The Causeway Coastal Route is the single best thing here and works as a long day from Belfast or, better, two. The Giant's Causeway itself is free to walk to \u2014 the visitor centre is what costs money \u2014 and the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, Dunluce Castle and the Dark Hedges are all on the same road.\r\n\r\nIn Belfast, the black taxi tours are the thing to do properly. Drivers from both communities take you along the Falls and Shankill roads, past the murals and the peace wall, and answer questions directly. Titanic Belfast, on the slipway where the ship was built, is the other major museum, and the Ulster Museum is free.\r\n\r\nDerry's walls are the only complete set in Ireland and can be walked in an hour, with the Bogside murals below them. The Mournes in the south are the walking country, with a 22-mile drystone wall running across the summits.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Giant's Causeway | Free to walk to. Only the visitor centre charges\r\nBlack taxi tours | Guides from both communities. The honest way to understand Belfast\r\nDerry walls | The only complete city walls in Ireland. An hour to walk\r\nMourne Wall | 22 miles of drystone wall across the summits","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_food_body":"The Ulster fry is the institution: a full breakfast with soda bread and potato bread on the plate, \u00a38 to \u00a312, and enough to see off a day on the coast.\r\n\r\nBelfast's food scene has improved sharply, and St George's Market on Friday, Saturday and Sunday is the best of it \u2014 producers, street food and live music in a Victorian covered hall.\r\n\r\nSeafood on the north coast is excellent and cheap, particularly around Portrush. Bushmills, the world's oldest licensed distillery, runs tours from about \u00a315, and Belfast has a growing gin and craft beer scene.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Ulster fry | \u00a38\u201312, with soda and potato bread. A day's worth of breakfast\r\nSt George's Market | Friday to Sunday. The best food in the city\r\nBushmills | The oldest licensed distillery in the world. Tours from about \u00a315\r\nPub lunch | \u00a310\u201315, and the everyday option across the country","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Belfast's Cathedral Quarter is the night out: cobbled streets, the Duke of York with its whiskey wall, live trad and a crowd that is friendly to the point of insistence. Pints run \u00a35 to \u00a36, below Dublin and below London.\r\n\r\nThe Crown Liquor Saloon, a Victorian gin palace owned by the National Trust with snugs and gas lighting, is worth one drink regardless of your plans.\r\n\r\nDerry is smaller and very sociable, with live music most nights in the city centre. Pubs across Northern Ireland close earlier than mainland Europe, most by one, so the evening starts early.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Cathedral Quarter | Belfast's nightlife, live music most nights\r\nA pint | \u00a35\u20136, cheaper than Dublin\r\nThe Crown | A National Trust Victorian gin palace. One drink minimum\r\nClosing | Most pubs by 01:00. The night starts earlier than in Europe","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Translink runs trains and buses, and the Belfast to Derry railway along the coast at Downhill is one of the most scenic rides in these islands. Belfast to Dublin is about two hours by train, crossing an invisible border.\r\n\r\nFor the Causeway coast, there are buses but a car makes the difference, because the point is stopping at the rope bridge, the castle and the beaches in between. Day tours from Belfast run \u00a330 to \u00a345 and are a reasonable alternative.\r\n\r\nIn Belfast, the centre is walkable and the Glider bus service links the east and west. Taxis are cheap and plentiful.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Belfast\u2013Derry railway | Scenic along the coast at Downhill\r\nBelfast\u2013Dublin | About two hours by train, invisible border\r\nCauseway coast | Car or a \u00a330\u201345 day tour. Buses exist but limit stops\r\nCurrencies | Sterling here, euro in the Republic. Carry both near the border","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Northern Ireland costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Northern Ireland is noticeably cheaper than the Republic and than most of England. Dorms start around \u00a318 in Belfast, a pint is \u00a35 to \u00a36, and a pub meal \u00a310 to \u00a315.\r\n\r\nThe big attractions split between free and paid: the Giant's Causeway stones, the Mournes, the beaches and the Ulster Museum cost nothing, while Titanic Belfast is around \u00a325 and the rope bridge about \u00a315.\r\n\r\nNote the two currencies. Sterling is used here and euro in the Republic an hour south, and shops near the border often take both at their own rate.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u00a318 in Belfast\r\nA day, all in | \u00a345\u201360\r\nFree | The Causeway stones, the Ulster Museum, the Mournes and the beaches\r\nTwo currencies | Sterling here, euro in the Republic","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Northern Ireland is a safe place to travel and has been for a generation. Crime against visitors is low and Belfast and Derry are comfortable at night in the central areas.\r\n\r\nWhat requires awareness rather than fear is the legacy of the Troubles. Marching season around July, particularly the Twelfth, brings parades and bonfires that are peaceful in most places and tense in a few, and interface areas near peace walls are best avoided late at night. Political symbols \u2014 flags, murals, kerb paint \u2014 indicate community, and are not decoration.\r\n\r\nOtherwise the risks are coastal and mountain: strong currents on north coast beaches, cliff edges without railings, and the Mournes producing rescue callouts in poor visibility.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 999 or 112\r\nMarching season | Around 12 July. Mostly peaceful, occasionally tense. Check locally\r\nInterface areas | Near peace walls, best avoided late at night\r\nCoast and mountains | Rip currents on north coast beaches, no railings on cliff paths","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, outside the EU and Schengen, so time here does not count against the 90-day Schengen allowance.\r\n\r\nMost visitors need an ETA, the Electronic Travel Authorisation, applied for online before travel, and EU citizens need a passport rather than an ID card. Check the official UK government site, because the rules have changed repeatedly.\r\n\r\nThe land border with the Republic is invisible and unchecked \u2014 you will cross it without noticing \u2014 but it is a border between two countries with different currencies and different entry rules. If you need a UK visa or ETA, you need it before crossing, even though nobody will stop you.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Not Schengen | Time here is separate from the 90-day EU allowance\r\nETA required | Apply online before travel. Check the official UK site\r\nInvisible border | Unchecked, but UK entry rules still apply when you cross\r\nCurrency | Sterling, not euro","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Mild, wet and green all year. May to September has the long evenings; July brings marching season, which is worth knowing about either way.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Belfast. It rains in every month and the north coast is windier than the figures suggest.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 7 | 1 | Dark and wet. Cheapest month\r\nFebruary | 7 | 1 | Still winter, and very quiet\r\nMarch | 9 | 2 | St Patrick's Day, celebrated differently across communities\r\nApril | 12 | 2 | Spring. Coast road quiet and green\r\nMay | 15 | 3 | Excellent. Long evenings and the driest stretch\r\nJune | 17 | 4 | The best month. Light until 22:30\r\nJuly | 19 | 4 | Warmest. The Twelfth brings parades and bonfires\r\nAugust | 18 | 5 | Peak visitor season on the Causeway coast\r\nSeptember | 16 | 3 | Superb value. Weather holds, crowds gone\r\nOctober | 13 | 2 | Cooling, and Derry does Europe's biggest Halloween\r\nNovember | 9 | 1 | Dark and wet. Lowest prices\r\nDecember | 7 | 2 | Belfast Christmas market at the City Hall","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in pounds.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"The doing column can be zero because the Causeway stones, the Mournes, the beaches and the Ulster Museum are free. A Causeway day tour is \u00a330\u201345.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0\r\nMiddle of the road | 28 | 26 | 9 | 14\r\nComfortable | 45 | 42 | 13 | 28","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u00a3","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Derry's Halloween is the largest in Europe, and the Twelfth is the date to understand before you travel in July.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"northern-ireland","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/northern-ireland\/","hw_hub_country_events":"St Patrick's Day | 17 March | Belfast \u00b7 Derry | Marked across the country, and differently in different communities. |  | \nBelfast Maritime Festival | May | Belfast | Tall ships and street events in the Titanic Quarter. |  | \nThe Twelfth | 12 July | Nationwide | Orange Order parades and bonfires. Peaceful in most places, tense in a few. Worth understanding before you travel. |  | \nOpen Championship golf | Occasional July | Portrush | When it returns, the whole north coast books out a year ahead. |  | \nHalloween in Derry | 31 October | Derry | The largest Halloween celebration in Europe, and the city's biggest night. |  | \nBelfast Christmas Market | November and December | Belfast | In the grounds of the City Hall, and the busiest weeks of the winter. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels here, live from Hostelworld. Belfast has the most, with a handful on the Causeway coast and in the Mournes.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Northern Ireland","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/northern-ireland\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"238","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"GBP","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Northern Ireland travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How many days do you need in Northern Ireland? | Four days: two in Belfast and two on the Causeway coast, ideally with a night in Portrush or Bushmills rather than doing it as one long day trip. Adding Derry and the Mournes takes it to a week.\r\nIs Northern Ireland part of Ireland or the UK? | It is part of the United Kingdom, with an invisible and unchecked land border with the Republic of Ireland. Different currency \u2014 sterling here, euro there \u2014 and different entry rules, so UK requirements apply when you cross.\r\nIs Belfast safe to visit? | Yes, and has been for a generation. The centre is comfortable at night. Awareness rather than worry is needed around marching season in July and near interface areas late at night, and murals and flags indicate community rather than decoration.\r\nIs the Giant's Causeway free? | The stones themselves are, and you can walk down to them. The visitor centre charges, and the National Trust car park is the expensive part \u2014 park in the village or arrive by bus if the budget matters.\r\nShould I do a black taxi tour? | Yes. Drivers from both communities take you along the Falls and Shankill roads and answer questions directly, which is a far better way to understand the city than any museum.\r\nDo I need a car? | For the Causeway coast, it helps a great deal, because the point is stopping at the rope bridge, Dunluce Castle and the beaches. Day tours from Belfast at \u00a330 to \u00a345 are the alternative, and trains cover Belfast to Derry scenically.\r\nDoes time here count towards Schengen? | No. Northern Ireland is part of the UK, which is outside the EU and Schengen. Most visitors need an ETA applied for online before travel.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Northern Ireland \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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