Airport guide · the group organiser’s briefing
Belfast International Airport
BFS · EGAA · Belfast
The group organiser’s briefing for Belfast International Airport — meeting points, real costs, and the coach pick-up detail no one else writes down.
Belfast International is Northern Ireland's largest airport — a single passenger terminal about thirteen miles north-west of the city, handling some 6.7 million travellers a year. For a group organiser that simplicity is a gift: one terminal, one arrivals hall, and a coach park a few steps from the door. This is the briefing on where to meet an arriving party, what dropping off now costs, and exactly how a coach parks and collects. Every figure below shows the date we last checked it against the official source.
Collecting a group by coach
There is no permit to arrange at Belfast International and no forecourt scramble. Coaches use a dedicated coach park immediately beside the terminal — open tarmac, no height barrier — and pay £6 an hour on exit. Because there is a single terminal, your group gathers in one arrivals hall on the lower floor, and your driver waits a short walk away rather than circling. It is one of the most straightforward group pick-ups of any UK airport.
| Terminal | Coach stand | Meet your group |
|---|---|---|
| MAIN | Dedicated coach park adjacent to the terminal (left of the terminal as you face it) | Arrivals hall on the lower floor of the single passenger terminal |
“Belfast International is a single-terminal airport with a dedicated coach park right beside the building and no permit to arrange, so our drivers park a few steps from arrivals and meet your group in the one arrivals hall the moment they clear the baggage belt.”— Airport Coaches · first-person operational note
Terminals
Terminals & meeting points
Belfast International Airport — Passenger Terminal
Parking
Parking & drop-off
| Option | Type | Serves | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Off Zone | drop off | MAIN | free option |
| Short Stay Car Park | short | MAIN | book online |
| Long Stay Car Park | long | MAIN | free option |
| Meet and Greet Parking | meet greet | MAIN | book online |
| Coach Park | coach | MAIN | book online |
Live at the airport
Arrivals & departures
Live flight information
For minute-by-minute arrivals and departures, Belfast International Airport’s own boards are authoritative — and we monitor your specific inbound flight on every group booking, adjusting the pick-up automatically if it moves.
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