There are 7 ways to get from Ayrshire to Belfast by car, car ferry, busferry, train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Ayrshire to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
3h 35m£43–247Bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
6h 43m£7–8Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain Re
7h 17m£88–315Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
3h 53m£55–165Line 43 bus, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the bus from Limekiln Wynd to Ayr stationbus
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
4h 14m£55–124Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
4h 58m£59–151Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
5h 13m£55–140
Ayrshire to Belfast by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ayrshire to Belfast is to bus and ferry which costs £7 - £9 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Ayrshire to Belfast is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 35m and costs £40 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Ayrshire to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Limekiln Wynd and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Ayr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 43m.
The distance between Ayrshire and Belfast is 113 miles.
The best way to get from Ayrshire to Belfast without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6h 43m and costs £7 - £9.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Ayrshire to Belfast, including transfers.
Ayrshire to Belfast bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Ayr station.
Ayrshire to Belfast bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
There are 1246+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Ayrshire, Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Translink operates a vehicle from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentre 3 times a day. Tickets cost £4 and the journey takes 5h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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