Independent Travel
You are welcome to organise your journey independently. Here below you find some basic information, but do not hesitate to contact us for any further details or assistance.
We recommend to arrive on Saturday -as you can settle well within your host-family before the course starts on Monday morning- and depart on Saturday.
However, you may arrive at anytime over the weekend before the course begins and leave one or more days after the course ends, providing that your days of arrival and departure have been previously agreed and depending on availability.
Before booking your flights, you are welcome to contact us to verify availability and connections.
>>> Please note: You should let us know well in advance how you travel and your travel details. Particularly, we need to know what day and time you arrive to and depart from the location of your course.
The location of the AEL courses is Holywood
near Belfast
How to get here
By Flight
- Belfast City Airport “George Best” is the closest airport (about 10 minute drive from school – the Host-family will pick you up)
- Belfast International is about half an hour away – The host-family should be able to pick you up from / and drop off. Please let us know your Expected Time of Arrival (ETA) and the scheduled time of departure as soon as possible.
- Dublin International is about 2 hours by coach or train. The host-family will pick you up in Belfast coach station or train station.
Some airlines fly direct to Belfast or Dublin from other countries but in some cases you might have to plan a stopover in London Heathrow. Please contact us if you need information about connections with your location.