There are 11 ways to get from Bournemouth to Larne by train, plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, or car
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane SOU - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Towntrain
5h 16m£62–209Train, car ferry via Glasgow
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
15h 4m£270–596Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larnecarferry
15h 12m£129–211Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 035 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 802
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
20h 46m£89–152Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LHR - BHD
6h 54m£105–399Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LGW - BHD
6h 53m£89–280Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LGW - BFS
7h 6m£99–289Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BRS - BFS
7h 52m£87–228Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BRS - BHD
7h 43m£92–259Train, car ferry #2
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Chestertrain
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larnecarferry
16h 26m£136–205Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bournemouth to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
9h 52m£133–376
Bournemouth to Larne by bus, busferry, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Larne is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £85 - £160 and takes 20h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Larne is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs £60 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Bournemouth station to Larne. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth Station and arriving at Circular Road via Heathrow Terminal 5, Glasgow Buchanan and Bridge Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 46m.
The distance between Bournemouth and Larne is 379 miles.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Larne without a car is to train and car ferry via Glasgow which takes 15h 4m and costs £270 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Bournemouth to Larne, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Larne bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
Bournemouth to Larne bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
There are 236+ hotels available in Larne.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Larne, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Bournemouth to Larne. However, you can take the train to Southampton Airport Parkway, walk to Southampton Airport (SOU) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Bridge End, walk to Belfast Lanyon Place, then take the train to Larne Town. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bournemouth to Larne via Wolverhampton, Glasgow Central, Ayr, Stranraer, and Cairnryan in around 15h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Town
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wolverhampton to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Wolverhampton to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 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
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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