There are 2 ways to get from Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal by car ferry, busferry, or bus
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Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal by busferry and bus
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The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal is to bus and ferry and Bus which costs £8 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal is to car ferry which takes 2h 31m and costs £45 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Cairnryan Stena Terminal via Ayr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 35m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal. However, there are services departing from Belfast and arriving at Cairnryan via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 31m.
The distance between Belfast and Cairnryan Stena Terminal is 53 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal without a car is to car ferry which takes 2h 31m and costs £45 - £75.
It takes approximately 2h 31m to get from Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal, including transfers.
Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Cairnryan Stena Terminal bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Ayr station.
There are 205+ hotels available in Cairnryan Stena Terminal.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Cairnryan Stena Terminal, Scotland?
Stena Line operates a car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan 4 times a day. Tickets cost £20–36 and the journey takes 2h 22m.
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Ayr to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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