Belfast – Cairnryan
Ferries to Scotland
Belfast – Cairnryan
Ferries to Scotland
Stena Line provides the ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan. Belfast Cairnryan ferries cost around $160 and $858, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry schedules change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get the latest ferry ticket information for Belfast Cairnryan ferries.
Belfast Cairnryan ferry sailings typycally depart from Belfast at around 03:30. The last ferry leaves at 23:30.
The Belfast Cairnryan ferry trip can take around 2 hours 22 minutes. Crossing times can vary between ferry operator and seasons.
There are around 39 weekly sailings from Belfast to Cairnryan serviced by Stena Line. Timetables can vary by season and operator.
Belfast Cairnryan ferry prices typically range between $160* and $858*. The average price is typically $663*. The cheapest ferries from Belfast to Cairnryan start from $160*. The average price for a foot passenger is $149*. The average price for a car is $682*.
Ferry price can vary based on booking factors such as number of passengers, vehicle type sailing times. Pricing is taken from searches over last 30 days and exclusive of service fees, last updated March 25.
The distance between Belfast to Cairnryan is approximately 66 miles (107km) or 58 nautical miles.
Yes, Stena Line allow cars on board ferries between Belfast and Cairnryan. Use our Deal Finder to get live pricing for car ferries between Belfast and Cairnryan.
Foot passengers can travel on the Belfast to Cairnryan ferry with Stena Line.
Pets can travel on ferries from Belfast to Cairnryan with Stena Line. Pets may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey depending on the operators guidelines.
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Belfast Harbour is a main hub in the importation and exportation of goods and for passenger ferry services. Operated by Stena Line, Belfast ferry port provides regular passenger ferry crossings to Cairnryan in Scotland and Liverpool Birkenhead in England. Run by Steam Packet, there are also seasonal services to Douglas on the Isle of Man, across the Irish Sea.
The city of Belfast, in Northern Ireland, is the capital city located in County Antrim, although parts of the city spread over to County Down. The city has a long tradition in the production of Irish linen, tobacco, rope and shipbuilding. In fact, the city's main shipbuilder, Harland and Wolf, is known for building the RMS Titanic in the early 20th Century. Today, Belfast is an important centre for commerce, the arts, higher education, law, business and of course, tourism.
Cairnryan is a small Scottish port village sitting on the eastern shore of Loch Ryan in Dumfries and Galloway. The harbour has two ferry terminals providing services to and from Larne and Belfast: the Larne terminal, opened in 1973 and now operated by P&O Ferries, and the second is run by Stena Line, taking ferries from Belfast.
The village can trace its origins back to 1701 when it was established to house the workers on the Lochryan Estate, which has a deer park and bowling green. The village has a long and important seafaring history and today is home to one of the most popular ferry routes in the United Kingdom.
There isn't a great deal of things to do and see in the village and its facilities include a hotel, some bed and breakfast guest houses, a caravan site which has been built on the site of an old war camp area, a village shop and the Merchant's House Restaurant.
