COMPARE NORTHERN IRELAND FERRY PRICES & ROUTES

Compare Ferry Services to Northern Ireland

Three of the UK's biggest ferry operators offer ferry routes between the UK and Northern Ireland meaning competition is fierce and special offers and promotions are frequent as they each battle it out to offer the best ferry prices and services. P&O Irish Sea, Stena Line and Norfolkline all offer different routes originating from a choice of 5 UK points to either Larne or Belfast in Northern Ireland.

What ferry services are available between the UK & Northern Ireland?

Services range from high speed crossings using catamaran ferries and traditional sea crossings using ro-ro cruise ferries.

• Stena Line offer frequent crossings between Belfast and Stranraer in Scotland (high speed and traditional crossings available) and between Larne and Fleetwood in England.
• Norfolkline offer a traditional route between Liverpool and Belfast.
• P&O Irish Sea offer traditional and high speed services between Cairnryan and Larne as well as a seasonal high speed service between Troon and Larne running throughout the summer months.

How long do ferry crossings to and from Northern Ireland take?

Crossing times vary quite significantly depending on the crossings you choose. Both departures from English ports (Stena Line between Larne & Fleetwood, Norfolkline between Liverpool & Belfast) take significantly longer than the Scottish departing services as both are traditional ferry services and the distance from port to port is far longer. Both services take around 8 hours.

Due to the close proximity of the Scottish ports to Northern Ireland and the fact that high speed services are available all crossings can be made in less than 2 hours with the P&O Express service between Cairnryan and Larne from P&O Irish sea taking just 1 hour!!