Belfast – Cairnryan
Ferry to Scotland
Belfast – Cairnryan
Ferry to Scotland
Depending on the season their are usually 6 daily and 40 weekly sailings between Belfast and Cairnryan.Stena Line provides the ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan. Belfast Cairnryan ferries take around 2 hours 22 minutes. The ferry costs between $191.01 and $1,093.33, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for ferries from Belfast to Cairnryan.
The earliest Belfast Cairnryan ferry typically departs Belfast at about 03:30 and the last ferry usually leaves at 23:30.
Ferries from Belfast to Cairnryan sail in around 2 hours 22 minutes. Ferry duration can vary by ferry provider 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.
The price of a ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan typically range between $191.01* and $1,093.33*. On average the Belfast Cairnryan ferry is $838.67*. The cheapest Belfast Cairnryan ferry prices start from $191.01*. The average price for a foot passenger is $190.49*. The average price for a car is $871.73*.
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 miles (107km) or 58 nautical miles.
Yes, Belfast Cairnryan ferries allow cars onboard with Stena Line between Belfast and Cairnryan. To view car ferry tickets and prices between Belfast and Cairnryan use our Deal Finder.
Stena Line allow foot passengers on Belfast Cairnryan ferries.
Stena Line allow pets on ferries from Belfast to Cairnryan. Please also note that your pet may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey.
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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.
