VisitIreland offers car rentals in Belfast city centre. In addition to Belfast City car rental is offered at two nearby locations namely, The Belfast International Airport and Belfast City George Best Airport. The Belfast City location has limited early morning and evening hours and may be closed on Sundays and holidays. The alternative Belfast Airport locations operate 7-days a week with extended hours. The car rental desks are located in the arrivals halls of the airports and are accessible without airport security screening. Both airports are within a close proximity to central Belfast and are linked to the city by good public transit.    

Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland and is part of the United Kingdom. Belfast is the largest city in Nortern Ireland and is the second largest city on the Isle of Ireland. The name Belfast is derived from the Irish Béal Feirsde. Béal translates in English to the word "mouth" while Feirsde/Feirste refers to an inlet river ford or sandbar. Belfast is situated on Ireland's north eastern coast. To the northwest of the city lies a series of hills, including Cavehill and at the western end of the city are Belfast Lough and at the mouth of the River Lagan.
Belfast is best known for its historic shipbuilding operations. The Titanic was built in Belfast in 1911/1912 at which time Harland and Wolff operated the largest ship building yard in the world. Belfast City and environs offer many attractions and noteworthy landmarks including Belfast Botanic Gardens and Palm House, Belfast Castle, Belfast City Hall, The Golden Mile, Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast Zoo, Queens University, Saint Anne’s Cathedral, The Ulster American Folk and Transport Museum and the recently developed Titanic Quarter.

VisitIreland® Knows Belfast CityTown Car Rentals And So Much More!

VisitIreland offers much more than Belfast City car hire including hotel and sightseeing packages, secure online hotel bookings, flexible “Go As You Please” self-drive packages (which include car rental, accommodation, touring guides and discount admission passes to top attractions) a complete range of escorted tours of Ireland and a range of day and short duration sightseeing excursions from Dublin. For more information on things to see and do in Ireland we encourage you to visit our brochures and regional guide of Ireland sections of our web site.