Ferry to Cairnryan
There are now two ferry routes operating from Cairnryan in Scotland. P&O Irish Sea Ferries sail from Cairnryan to Larne and Stena now offer a brand new route from their new ferry terminal in Cairnryan to Belfast.
The ferry from Cairnryan to Larne takes 1 hour with the P&O Express or you can take a more leisurely crossing with their SuperFerry taking just 1 hour 45 minutes.
Stena Line are launching two new ferries for their new route, the Superfast VII and Superfast VIII. These are the biggest ferries ever to sail between Northern Ireland and Scotland, with a crossing time of just 2 hours 15 minutes.
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Cairnryan Port Information
The Port of Cairnryan is situated in the South West of Scotland on the northern edge of Loch Ryan. It lies approximately five miles to the north of Stranraer.
Cairnryan is a small town positioned on the northern edge of Loch Ryan overlooking the lake. The town has an important maritime history. During the Second World War, the town became a vital military port where the British army constructed three harbour piers. Additionally, a railway was built linking the village with nearby Stranraer.
Cairnryan Ferry Terminals
P&O Irish Sea Ferries and now Stena Line, (having moved from Stranraer), both use the new state of the art ferry terminal in Cairnryan. The port now boasts excellent facilities for both cargo and passenger shipping.
The facilities include a tickets and reservations desk, toilets with baby changing facilities. A covered check-in area for car passengers, comfortable departure lounge accessible to both vehicle and foot passengers, coffee house, newsagents and Free WiFi available throughout the port.
Foot passenger boarding and disembarkation is via a covered walkway between the terminal building and ferry, and there is both short term and long term parking in front of the terminal building.