The Open 2019

The 148th Open at Royal Portrush

Northern Ireland will play host to The 148th British Open at Royal Portrush for the first time since 1951 when the tournament takes place at the awe-inspiring Royal Portrush Golf Club between the 18th – 21st July.

Hundreds of thousands of golf fans are expected to arrive in Portrush for this historic event and our tournament travel operation have a range of packages to make your Open Golf experience a truly momentous occasion.

At Golfholidays.com we realise that for most people, attending The Open is a once in a lifetime experience and our packages are built with this in mind. We work hard to keep our prices ultra-competitive, however, we will not cut corners at the expense of service and quality of products we offer.

How to Get to Northern Ireland for the 148th Open at Royal Portrush in 2019

There are two airports in Northern Ireland, Belfast City which handles the majority of domestic flights from other parts of the UK and Ireland and Belfast International Airport, which (as the name suggests) handles the majority of international arrivals from Europe and around the world.

If you are travelling from England, Wales or Scotland, FlyBe and Easyjet operate a large range of flights from regional airports around the UK to Belfast, whilst British Airways also operates daily flights from London Heathrow.

International flights are also available with Jet2 from New York, Virgin Atlantic operate flights from Florida and Norwegian Airlines operate flights from Boston.

For visitors wishing to attend The Open from other parts of the world flights to London, Nice, Paris, Berlin connect to flights into Belfast and many more airlines fly into Dublin which is located around 2 hours drive from Belfast.

Playing Golf in Northern Ireland

Some of the very best Links Golf Courses in the world are located in Northern Ireland and the majority are available to play during the week of the 148th Open at Royal Portrush in 2019.