Ferries from
Northern Ireland to Scotland
Ferries from
Northern Ireland to Scotland
Ferries from Northern Ireland to Scotland sail approximately 84 times per week. 2 ferry companies operate ferries from Northern Ireland to Scotland, with 2 ferry routes to choose from. Ferries from Northern Ireland sail from Larne ferry port and Belfast ferry port.
Stena Line and P&O Ferries provide the ferry routes from Northern Ireland to Scotland with an average of 12 sailings available each day.
Timetables can differ depending on the ferry company, ship type and season. Check the latest ferry timetables between Northern Island and Scotland with just a few clicks using our deal finder. There are usually more schedules in peak season, during the summer.
The ferry duration from Northern Island to Scotland ranges from 2 hours to 2 hours and 20 minutes depending on the ferry route operator, and ship. The distance between Northern Island to Scotland is 10 nautical miles.
The fastest ferry from Northern Island to Scotland is on the Larne to Cairnryan ferry route sailing in approximately 2 hours with P&O Ferries. The distance from Larne to Cairnryan is 47.4 nautical miles. 1 operator sail this route with up to 37 weekly sailings.
You can book cabins on all routes travelling from Northern Island to Scotland.
You can travel on the ferry with a car from Northern Island to Scotland with P&O Ferries and Stena Line. To view if you can take other vehicles on the ferries, view our deal finder and get live prices.
You can travel as a foot passenger on the ferry from Northern Island to Scotland with P&O Ferries and Stena Line.
Ferry discounts vary throughout the year. Visit our offers page to take advantage of all the latest ferry discounts.
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Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, located in the North-east part of the island of Ireland, with the Republic of Ireland in the South-west. Northern Ireland has plenty of inspirational locations, stunning landscapes and friendly people. Each region in Northern Ireland is very distinctive with much to offer. Its capital and largest city Belfast was the birthplace of the Titanic and now has the world’s largest Titanic Belfast visitor experience to uncover the story of the Titanic. The ports of Northern Ireland provide the perfect gateway to the rest of the UK by ferry with regular and high speed crossings on offer to Scotland and the Isle of Man as well as a longer crossings travelling further south to England. Ireland features many ferry departures to the UK as well as some routes to the continent via France so you could also choose to drive to Ireland and sail from there.
Scotland is the Northernmost of the four countries that form the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean to the West and North, the North Sea to the East and across the border to the South you’ll find England. Scotland is a lively and friendly country, rich in history and heritage dating back thousands of years. People flock here to visit not only the beautiful mountains and valleys, rolling hills, forests and rocky coastlines but also for the experiences that Scotland has to offer. Whether you’re looking to play a game of golf at the very place it was invented or to visit one of the many distilleries for some whiskey tasting, Scotland has much to offer any visitor. In terms of arriving by ferry to Scotland, from Northern Ireland there’s a choice of year round services from and to numerous ports with sailings operated by modern and well-equipped ferries. There are no longer any direct ferries from continental Europe to Scotland however there are numerous crossings to England and Ireland that get you close enough.
