Belfast – Cairnryan
Ferries to Scotland
Belfast – Cairnryan
Ferries to Scotland
Stena Line provides the ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan. Belfast Cairnryan ferries cost between 100€ and 573€, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for Belfast Cairnryan ferries.
The first Belfast Cairnryan ferry typically departs from Belfast at around 03:30. The last ferry usually departs at 23:30.
The Belfast Cairnryan ferry trip can take around 2 hours 22 minutes. Sailing times can vary between ferry operators and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 40 weekly sailings from Belfast to Cairnryan provided by Stena Line. Timetables can change from season to season.
Belfast Cairnryan ferry prices typically range between 100€* and 573€*. The average price is typically 440€*. The cheapest Belfast Cairnryan ferry prices start from 100€*. The average price for a foot passenger is 100€*. The average price for a car is 457€*.
Pricing will vary depending on number of passengers, vehicle type, route and sailing times. Pricing is taken from searches over last 30 days and exclusive of service fees, last updated 1 April 2025.
The distance between Belfast to Cairnryan is approximately 66.4 miles (106.9km) or 57.7 nautical miles.
Yes, Stena Line ferries allow cars on board ferries between Belfast and Cairnryan. Use our Deal Finder to get live pricing for car ferries between Belfast and Cairnryan.
Yes, foot passengers can travel with Stena Line ferries between Belfast and Cairnryan.
Pets are allowed on ferries travelling from Belfast to Cairnryan with Stena Line. Please also note that your pet may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey unless the ferry operator supplies pet accommodation.
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| Belfast - Cairnryan Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | UK | |
| Destination Country | UK | |
| No. of Operators | 1 | |
| Operators | Stena Line | |
| Average Price | 412 €* | |
| Average Daily Sailings | 5 | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 37 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 2h 22m | |
| First Ferry | 03:30 | |
| Last Ferry | 23:30 | |
| Distance | 57 nautical miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-11-05.
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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.
