There are 2 ways to get from Belfast to Ballantrae by car ferry, busferry, or bus
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The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Ballantrae is to car ferry which costs £30 - £240 and takes 2h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Ballantrae is to car ferry which takes 2h 44m and costs £30 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Ballantrae. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Arrol Avenue via Ayr Bus Station and Henrietta Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Belfast to Ballantrae. However, there are services departing from Larne and arriving at Cairnryan via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 44m.
The distance between Belfast and Ballantrae is 74 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Ballantrae without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 7h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 44m to get from Belfast to Ballantrae, including transfers.
Belfast to Ballantrae bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Ballantrae bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Ayr station.
There are 147+ hotels available in Ballantrae.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Ballantrae, Scotland?
P&O Ferries operates a car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan every 4 hours. Tickets cost £25–220 and the journey takes 2h.
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Henrietta Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- 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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