There are 11 ways to get from Liverpool to Portaferry by plane, bus, train, ferry, taxi, car ferry, busferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Liverpool to Belfast International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Squarebus
5h 34m£43–140Car ferry, train, bus
cheapest- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Port of Larnecarferry
- Take the train from Larne Harbour to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain Re
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Squarebus 10
12h 21m£35–46Train, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Belfast Grand Central to Portaferrytaxi
10h 42m£158–231Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Squarebus 10
11h 54m£44–106Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 802 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Squarebus 10
13h 49m£43–64Train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Squarebus
6h 16m£49–142Fly Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LPL - BHD
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Squarebus
5h 4m£45–134Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Squarebus
6h 45m£53–148Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LBA - BHD
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Squarebus
7h 20m£66–174Fly Liverpool to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Squarebus
7h 28m£45–143Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Portaferrycar
7h 8m£93–320
Liverpool to Portaferry by bus, busferry, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Portaferry is to car ferry and train and bus which costs £35 - £50 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Portaferry is to fly and bus which takes 5h 4m and costs £40 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Portaferry. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Portaferry Square via Glasgow Buchanan, Wellington Place and Laganside Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 49m.
The distance between Liverpool and Portaferry is 223 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Portaferry without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 10h 42m and costs £150 - £240.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Liverpool to Portaferry, including transfers.
Liverpool to Portaferry bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool to Portaferry bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 158+ hotels available in Portaferry.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Portaferry, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Liverpool to Portaferry. However, you can take the train to Liverpool South Parkway, walk to Liverpool South Parkway, take the bus to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, walk to Liverpool (LPL) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, take the bus to Nelson Street Bus Lane, walk to York Street, take the train to Belfast Lanyon Place, walk to Lanyon Place, then take the bus to Portaferry Square. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chester, take the train to Holyhead, walk to Holyhead Ferry, take the ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I, walk to The Point, take the vehicle to Connolly, walk to Dublin Connolly, take the train to Belfast Grand Central, then take the taxi to Portaferry.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Lanyon Place to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- £75–95
Fona Cab
- Phone
- +44 28 90 333 333
- Website
- fonacab.com
Value Cabs
- Phone
- +44 28 90 80 90 80
- Website
- valuecabs.co.uk
B Cabs
- Phone
- +44 28 9099 9000
- Website
- bcabs.co.uk
Eastside Taxis
- Phone
- +44 28 9073 2211
Belfast Taxis CIC (West Belfast Black Taxis)
- Phone
- +44 28 9031 5777
- Website
- taxitrax.com
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