There are 3 ways to get from Groomsport to Portpatrick by car, car ferry, or train
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Groomsport to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
3h 9m£37–238Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbourtrain Re / ...
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
5h 54m£66–275Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
4h 54m£57–95
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groomsport to Portpatrick is to drive and car ferry which costs £35 - £240 and takes 3h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Groomsport to Portpatrick is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 9m and costs £35 - £240.
No, there is no direct ferry from Groomsport to Portpatrick. However, there are services departing from Belfast and arriving at Cairnryan via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 54m.
The distance between Groomsport and Portpatrick is 88 miles.
The best way to get from Groomsport to Portpatrick without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 5h 54m and costs £65 - £280.
It takes approximately 3h 9m to get from Groomsport to Portpatrick, including transfers.
There are 190+ hotels available in Portpatrick.
What companies run services between Groomsport, Northern Ireland and Portpatrick, Scotland?
Stena Line operates a car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan 4 times a day. Tickets cost £14–36 and the journey takes 2h 22m.
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- 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 Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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