There are 3 ways to get from Ballycastle to Campbeltown by ferry, bus, train, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Ferry
best- Take the ferry from Ballycastle to Campbeltownferry
1h 30m£80Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centrebus 131 / ...
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
14h 29mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Ballycastle to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Campbeltowncar
7h 10m£85–309
Ballycastle to Campbeltown by ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballycastle to Campbeltown is to ferry which costs £80 and takes 1h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ballycastle to Campbeltown is to ferry which takes 1h 30m and costs £80.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Ballycastle and arriving at Campbeltown. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 30m.
The distance between Ballycastle and Campbeltown is 46 miles.
The best way to get from Ballycastle to Campbeltown without a car is to ferry which takes 1h 30m and costs £80.
The ferry from Ballycastle to Campbeltown takes 1h 30m including transfers and departs once daily.
There are 117+ hotels available in Campbeltown.
What companies run services between Ballycastle, Northern Ireland and Campbeltown, Scotland?
Kintyre Express operates a ferry from Ballycastle to Campbeltown once daily. Tickets cost £80 and the journey takes 1h 30m.
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Market Street to Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £25–50
- Phone
- +44 1586 555895
- [email protected]
- Website
- kintyreexpress.com
Ferry from Ballycastle to Campbeltown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80
- Schedules at
- kintyreexpress.com
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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