Ferries to Northern Ireland
The Cairnryan to Larne ferry connection is operated by P&O Ferries. The service connects the east of Northern Ireland with the south west of Scotland.
There are eight daily ferries sailing to Belfast from England and Scotland. Stena Line sails twice a day from Liverpool in England to Belfast in Northern Ireland. Stena Line also operate six daily sailings from Cairnryan in South West Scotland to Belfast in Northern Ireland. The Stena Line Liverpool to Belfast ferry service offers a direct link from the heart of England…
There are plenty options to choose from for ferries to Ireland. A total of 10 options, 7 separate routes from three different ferry operators.
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Just 12 miles separate mainland UK from Northern Ireland at its closest point. That point happens to be in Scotland, so it will be no surprise that all but 1 sailing to Northern Ireland from the UK sails from Scotland.
The ferry service between Belfast and Birkenhead(Liverpool) is now operated by Stena Line they purchased the route from DFDS Seaways in 2011.
At it’s closest point, just 12 miles seperate Scotland & Northern Ireland, so it won’t be surprise that it is one of the busiest ferry routes anywhere in the UK. Currently there are up 14 daily sailings from Scotland to Northern Ireland.
Cairnryan is now the main ferry port for travel between Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are up to 13 sailings each day from Cairnryan to either Belfast or Larne in Northern Ireland.
There are 4 daily ferries sailing from Liverpool to Ireland. P&O Ferries sail twice a day from Liverpool to Dublin and Stena Line have two daily sailings from Birkenhead to Belfast in Northern Ireland.
There is currently just one route connecting the UK to Dublin. Sailing from Holyhead to Dublin, with the choice of two operators and up to nine daily sailings.
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