There are 3 ways to get from Londonderry to Cairnryan by car, car ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Londonderry to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
3h 29m£43–246Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Derry Foyleside to Belfast Glengallbus 705x
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
6h 46m£35–59Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Yorkgatetrain Derry-Londonderry - Belfast Great Central / ...
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
6h 40m£47–252
Londonderry to Cairnryan by train and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Londonderry to Cairnryan is to bus and car ferry which costs £35 - £60 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Londonderry to Cairnryan is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 29m and costs £40 - £250.
The distance between Londonderry and Cairnryan is 108 miles.
The best way to get from Londonderry to Cairnryan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 6h 40m and costs £45 - £260.
It takes approximately 3h 29m to get from Londonderry to Cairnryan, including transfers.
There are 205+ hotels available in Cairnryan.
What companies run services between Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Cairnryan, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Londonderry to Cairnryan. However, you can drive to Larne then take the car ferry to Cairnryan. Alternatively, you can take a train from Derry-Londonderry to Cairnryan via Yorkgate, Larne Harbour, and Larne in around 6h 40m.
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Derry-Londonderry to Yorkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Derry Foyleside to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 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
- £20–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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