Stranraer Port Ferry Overview
The Scottish Port of Stranraer is located in the South West on the southern edge of Loch Ryan at the mouth of the River Wyre. The Port and ferry terminal are operated by Stena Line who offer the only passenger service from the port, and offer excellent facilities & services. Ferries leave for Belfast from the East Pier of the Stena Line Ferry terminal.
The fast Stena HSS Catamaran Lynx III leave for Belfast from the West Pier. Five miles north of Stranraer is the port of Cairnryan where P&O Irish Sea Ferries operates its Cairnryan to Larne service. The port offers limited facilities although there is a Morrisons Supermarket and Petrol Station in London Road
Situated in the south west of Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway Region. Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Apart from the Stena Line ferry port linking the town to Belfast, the town's Stranraer railway station is also the Southern terminus for one of the branch lines of the Glasgow South Western Line. Trains are provided by First ScotRail daily to Ayr, Glasgow, and Newcastle. |