{"id":2270,"date":"2018-05-21T19:31:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T19:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.belfast.wordcamp.org\/?p=2270"},"modified":"2018-05-25T13:54:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T13:54:29","slug":"travelling-to-and-from-wordcamp-belfast-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2018\/blog\/travelling-to-and-from-wordcamp-belfast-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling to and from WordCamp Belfast 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>WordCamp Belfast is just a matter of days away at the time of writing this and we&#8217;re super excited. Here are some tips on getting to and between venues during your stay in Belfast.<\/h4>\n<p>So whether you are travelling from down the road or from down south or jetting in from overseas, hopefully we have you covered. If not give us a shout and we&#8217;ll try to help you as best we can!<\/p>\n<h2>Flying in<\/h2>\n<h3>Belfast International Airport<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bus:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.translink.co.uk\/Services\/Other-Translink-Services\/Airport-Services\/Airport-Express-300\/\">300 service<\/a>\u00a0from International airport to Europa Hotel Bus Station.<br \/>\nCost: \u00a38 single \/ \u00a311 return<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taxi:<\/strong> From the airport to the city centre will cost around \u00a335-\u00a340 depending on your final destination.<\/p>\n<h3>Belfast City Airport<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bus:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/journeyplanner.translink.co.uk\/web\/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en&amp;qqueryMacroNIR=true&amp;name_origin=10007171&amp;type_origin=any&amp;name_destination=streetID:6169::31400030:147:EUROPA+HOTEL+BELFAST+GREAT+VICTORIA+STREET:City+Centre:GREAT+VICTORIA+STREET:EUROPA+HOTEL+BELFAST:GREAT+VICTORIA+STREET:BT2+7AP:ANY:BUILDINGNAME:733430:126203:ITMR:nir&amp;type_destination=any&amp;includedMeans=1&amp;inclMOT_0=on&amp;inclMOT_1=on&amp;inclMOT_2=on&amp;inclMOT_3=on&amp;inclMOT_4=on&amp;inclMOT_5=on&amp;inclMOT_6=on&amp;inclMOT_7=on&amp;inclMOT_8=on&amp;inclMOT_9=on&amp;inclMOT_10=on&amp;inclMOT_11=on&amp;inclMOT_13=on&amp;inclMOT_14=on&amp;inclMOT_15=on&amp;inclMOT_16=on&amp;useProxFootSearchOrigin=1&amp;useProxFootSearchDestination=1&amp;trITMOTvalue100=15&amp;routeType=LEASTINTERCHANGE&amp;itdTripDateTimeDepArr=arr&amp;itdTimeHour=8&amp;itdTimeMinute=20&amp;itdDateDayMonthYear=02.06.2018\">600\/600b service<\/a>\u00a0from Belfast City Airport to Europa Hotel Bus Station.<br \/>\nCost: \u00a32.50 single \/ \u00a33.80 return<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taxi:<\/strong> From the airport to the city centre will cost around \u00a310 depending on your final destination.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Most connections including the Aircoach from Dublin &amp; ROI go to the Europa Hotel which is location in the city centre so I&#8217;ll use that as a reference point to travel to and from.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"friday\">Friday 25 May 2018<\/h2>\n<h3>Contributor Event 2pm<\/h3>\n<address>Farset Labs<br \/>\n1 Weavers Court Business Park<br \/>\nLinfield Road<br \/>\nBelfast BT12 5GH<\/address>\n<p><strong>Train:<\/strong> The closet station to Farset Labs is Great Victoria St Station.\u00a0It&#8217;s just a short\u00a0(4min) walk from the station along Durham St and take a right onto Linfield Rd and you&#8217;ll find Weavers Court at the end of the road.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/dir\/Great+Victoria+Street,+Belfast\/54.5927125,-5.9404144\/@54.5928717,-5.94011,17z\/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x486108f7c4859ce9:0x12afc9a766ea329e!2m2!1d-5.936423!2d54.594156!1m0!3e2\">Walking directions from Great Victoria Street Station to Farset Labs, Weavers Court (C1)<\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m26!1m12!1m3!1d2311.63123132277!2d-5.940110000000015!3d54.592871700000025!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m11!3e2!4m5!1s0x486108f7c4859ce9:0x12afc9a766ea329e!2sGreat%20Victoria%20Street,%20Belfast!3m2!1d54.594156!2d-5.936423!4m3!3m2!1d54.5927125!2d-5.9404144!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1526933357290\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bus:\u00a0<\/strong>The closet station to Farset Labs is Europa Hotel Bus Station. It&#8217;s just a short\u00a0(8min) walk from the bus station along Great Victoria St and take a right at Hope St. Cross over onto Linfield Rd and you&#8217;ll find Weavers Court at the end of the road.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/dir\/Europa+Hotel,+Great+Victoria+Street,+Belfast\/54.5927125,-5.9404144\/@54.5935417,-5.9394679,17z\/data=!4m10!4m9!1m5!1m1!1s0x486108f7faaa18cd:0x9d3ce974a1710693!2m2!1d-5.9351145!2d54.5948741!1m0!3e2!5i1\">Google map directions from Europa Hotel to Farset Labs, Weavers Court (C1)<\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m22!1m8!1m3!1d2311.593204118733!2d-5.9394679!3d54.5935417!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m11!3e2!4m5!1s0x486108f7faaa18cd:0x9d3ce974a1710693!2sEuropa%20Hotel,%20Great%20Victoria%20Street,%20Belfast!3m2!1d54.5948741!2d-5.9351145!4m3!3m2!1d54.5927125!2d-5.9404144!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1526933450411\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n<h2>Saturday 26 May 2018<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"saturday\">WordCamp Belfast Day 1<\/h3>\n<address>Peter Froggatt Centre<br \/>\nQueen\u2019s University Belfast<br \/>\n7-9 College Park East<br \/>\nBelfast BT7 1PS<\/address>\n<p><strong>Bus:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/journeyplanner.translink.co.uk\/ext_widget\/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en&amp;qqueryMacroNIR=true&amp;name_origin=10000566&amp;type_origin=any&amp;name_destination=suburbID:31400030:744:Queens+University:733382:127273:ITMR&amp;type_destination=any&amp;includedMeans=1&amp;inclMOT_0=on&amp;inclMOT_1=on&amp;inclMOT_2=on&amp;inclMOT_3=on&amp;inclMOT_4=on&amp;inclMOT_5=on&amp;inclMOT_6=on&amp;inclMOT_7=on&amp;inclMOT_8=on&amp;inclMOT_10=on&amp;inclMOT_11=on&amp;inclMOT_13=on&amp;inclMOT_14=on&amp;inclMOT_15=on&amp;inclMOT_16=on&amp;useProxFootSearchOrigin=1&amp;useProxFootSearchDestination=1&amp;trITMOTvalue100=15&amp;routeType=LEASTINTERCHANGE&amp;itdTripDateTimeDepArr=arr&amp;itdTimeHour=8&amp;itdTimeMinute=20&amp;itdDateDayMonthYear=26.05.2018\">8b\/8d service<\/a>\u00a0from just in front of the Europa Hotel. It&#8217;ll drop you off on University Road just outside Queen&#8217;s University where you&#8217;ll find the Peter Froggatt Centre.<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2312.0944758020237!2d-5.934964581197015!3d54.58470936421367!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x486108efde6570dd:0x9ed1910675dd5799!2sPeter%20Froggatt%20Centre!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1526887763212\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Train:<\/strong> The closest station to Peter Froggatt Centre is Botanic Train Station. From there it&#8217;s a short (7min) walk down Botanic Ave and Queen&#8217;s University is on your right.<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m26!1m12!1m3!1d2312.053367206559!2d-5.935129519707884!3d54.58543372825995!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m11!3e2!4m5!1s0x486108f08562a97d:0x15845474c2f03db!2sBotanic%20Train%20Station,%2043%20Botanic%20Ave,%20Belfast%20BT7%201JR!3m2!1d54.588404999999995!2d-5.9329503!4m3!3m2!1d54.5848794!2d-5.933688399999999!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1526923089063\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Bike:\u00a0<\/strong>Belfast has a public hire bike scheme aptly named\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.belfastbikes.co.uk\/\">Belfast Bikes<\/a>. You can sign up via their website and collect a bike from Great Victoria Street just down the road from the Europa Hotel and it&#8217;s just a short (5min) ride to Queen&#8217;s University where they have a docking station to return it. Visit their website for all 40 station locations dotted around the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/dir\/Belfast+Bikes\/Belfast+Bikes\/@54.589346,-5.9360777,15z\/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x486108f79b476f4b:0x3bfed792f716b977!2m2!1d-5.9344315!2d54.5936232!1m5!1m1!1s0x486108efebd775b3:0xd89ea305040fbc92!2m2!1d-5.9328644!2d54.5839781!3e1\">Google map directions to the Belfast Bikes docking station from Great Victoria Street to Queen&#8217;s University<\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m24!1m8!1m3!1d9247.32533737263!2d-5.9360777!3d54.589346!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e1!4m5!1s0x486108f79b476f4b:0x3bfed792f716b977!2sBelfast%20Bikes!3m2!1d54.593623199999996!2d-5.9344315!4m5!1s0x486108efebd775b3:0xd89ea305040fbc92!2sBelfast%20Bikes!3m2!1d54.583978099999996!2d-5.9328644!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1526934387452\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n<h3>Afterparty &#8211; 7.30pm, Sat 26 May 2018<\/h3>\n<address>Wellington Park Hotel<br \/>\n21 Malone Rd<br \/>\nBelfast BT9 6RU<\/address>\n<p><strong>Directions:\u00a0<\/strong>It&#8217;s just a short\u00a0(8min) walk from Queen&#8217;s University along University Road which joins onto Malone Road where our after party venue awaits our arrival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/22+University+Square,+Belfast\/Wellington+Park+Hotel,+21+Malone+Rd,+Belfast+BT9+6RU\/@54.583998,-5.936451,16z\/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x486108f02248f7e7:0x28642ad9f6100e29!2m2!1d-5.933642!2d54.5854234!1m5!1m1!1s0x486108ec2576d0f9:0x6efa89dd625c2d4e!2m2!1d-5.938851!2d54.581501!3e2?hl=en-US\">Google map directions from Queen&#8217;s University to Wellington Park Hotel<\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m24!1m8!1m3!1d4624.34128875684!2d-5.9381251!3d54.5833672!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e2!4m5!1s0x486108f02248f7e7:0x28642ad9f6100e29!2s22%20University%20Square,%20Belfast!3m2!1d54.585423399999996!2d-5.933642!4m5!1s0x486108ec2576d0f9:0x6efa89dd625c2d4e!2sWellington%20Park%20Hotel,%20Malone%20Road,%20Belfast!3m2!1d54.581500999999996!2d-5.938851!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1526889038687\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sunday\">Sunday 27 May 2018<\/h2>\n<h3>Belfast WordCamp Day 2<\/h3>\n<address>Peter Froggatt Centre<br \/>\nQueen\u2019s University Belfast<br \/>\n7-9 College Park East<br \/>\nBelfast BT7 1PS<\/address>\n<p><strong>Bus:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/journeyplanner.translink.co.uk\/ext_widget\/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en&amp;qqueryMacroNIR=true&amp;name_origin=10000566&amp;type_origin=any&amp;name_destination=suburbID:31400030:744:Queens+University:733382:127273:ITMR&amp;type_destination=any&amp;includedMeans=1&amp;inclMOT_0=on&amp;inclMOT_1=on&amp;inclMOT_2=on&amp;inclMOT_3=on&amp;inclMOT_4=on&amp;inclMOT_5=on&amp;inclMOT_6=on&amp;inclMOT_7=on&amp;inclMOT_8=on&amp;inclMOT_10=on&amp;inclMOT_11=on&amp;inclMOT_13=on&amp;inclMOT_14=on&amp;inclMOT_15=on&amp;inclMOT_16=on&amp;useProxFootSearchOrigin=1&amp;useProxFootSearchDestination=1&amp;trITMOTvalue100=15&amp;routeType=LEASTINTERCHANGE&amp;itdTripDateTimeDepArr=arr&amp;itdTimeHour=8&amp;itdTimeMinute=20&amp;itdDateDayMonthYear=26.05.2018\">8b\/8d service<\/a>\u00a0from just in front of the Europa Hotel. It&#8217;ll drop you off on University Road just outside Queen&#8217;s University where you&#8217;ll find the Peter Froggatt Centre.<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2312.0944758020237!2d-5.934964581197015!3d54.58470936421367!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x486108efde6570dd:0x9ed1910675dd5799!2sPeter%20Froggatt%20Centre!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1526887763212\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Train:<\/strong> The closest station to Peter Froggatt Centre is Botanic Train Station. From there it&#8217;s a short (7min) walk down Botanic Ave and Queen&#8217;s University is on your right.<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m26!1m12!1m3!1d2312.053367206559!2d-5.935129519707884!3d54.58543372825995!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m11!3e2!4m5!1s0x486108f08562a97d:0x15845474c2f03db!2sBotanic%20Train%20Station,%2043%20Botanic%20Ave,%20Belfast%20BT7%201JR!3m2!1d54.588404999999995!2d-5.9329503!4m3!3m2!1d54.5848794!2d-5.933688399999999!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1526923089063\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Bike:\u00a0<\/strong>Belfast has a public hire bike scheme aptly named\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.belfastbikes.co.uk\/\">Belfast Bikes<\/a>. You can sign up via their website and collect a bike from Great Victoria Street just down the road from the Europa Hotel and it&#8217;s just a short (5min) ride to Queen&#8217;s University where they have a docking station to return it. Visit their website for all 40 station locations dotted around the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/dir\/Belfast+Bikes\/Belfast+Bikes\/@54.589346,-5.9360777,15z\/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x486108f79b476f4b:0x3bfed792f716b977!2m2!1d-5.9344315!2d54.5936232!1m5!1m1!1s0x486108efebd775b3:0xd89ea305040fbc92!2m2!1d-5.9328644!2d54.5839781!3e1\">Google map directions to the Belfast Bikes docking station from Great Victoria Street to Queen&#8217;s University<\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m24!1m8!1m3!1d9247.32533737263!2d-5.9360777!3d54.589346!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e1!4m5!1s0x486108f79b476f4b:0x3bfed792f716b977!2sBelfast%20Bikes!3m2!1d54.593623199999996!2d-5.9344315!4m5!1s0x486108efebd775b3:0xd89ea305040fbc92!2sBelfast%20Bikes!3m2!1d54.583978099999996!2d-5.9328644!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1526934387452\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve included links to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.translink.co.uk\/\">translink.co.uk<\/a> for the different routes. If you have any trouble give us a shout and we&#8217;ll try to get you here pronto!<\/p>\n<p>Safe travels and I&#8217;ll see you there!<\/p>\n<h5>Neil Hainsworth (M: 07545490143)<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Even more info to help you enjoy a fabulous trip in beautiful Northern Ireland<\/h3>\n<p>&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.belfast.wordcamp.org\/location\/enjoy-belfast\/\">Enjoy Belfast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.belfast.wordcamp.org\/location\/\">More location information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Belfast is just a matter of days away at the time of writing this and we&#8217;re super excited. Here are some tips on getting to and between venues during your stay in Belfast. 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