Northern Ireland Backpackers' Guide

A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Facts

Capital: Belfast
Population: 1,685,267
Currency: British pound (GBP)
Religions: Protestant 53%, Catholic 44% Other/None 3%
Government: constitutional monarchy
Languages: English, Gaelic or Gaeilge
Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Phone Code: 44

Northern Ireland Photos

Photos of Northern Ireland that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.

Giant's Causeway - Bushmills, Northern Ireland

Atop the Giant's Causeway - Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland

Soil and Sky - Giant's Causeway - Bushmills, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway - Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland

Clouds Above The Giant's Causeway - Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Festivals

Festivals in Northern Ireland courtesy of 2camels Festivals.

City of Derry Guitar Festival web site

Mid-Ulster Film Festival web site

Check out more festivals in Northern Ireland

Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Northern Ireland:

Belfast

Londonderry

Omagh

Northern Ireland Hotels

An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Northern Ireland.

Hotels » Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Flights

British Airways (Northern Ireland) - British Airways flys to over 100 countries worldwide and has extensive trans-Atlantic and European flight networks

Monarch (Northern Ireland) - Monarch is a UK based airline that flys chartered and scheduled flights to destinations in Europe and North Africa

An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Northern Ireland. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Monarch) through to airline sites that feature flights to Northern Ireland.

Book Flights to Northern Ireland Online

An Aussie in London has teamed up with Skyscanner to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.

Click a departure point and a destination on the map below, then hit show flights and you're away. It couldn't be simpler. Bon voyage!

Cheap Flights with Skyscanner

European Train Travel

An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.

Northern Ireland Car Hire

Europcar - Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:

Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting

Northern Ireland Tours

Tours in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Travel Insurance

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