Border Crossing: Getting the Cairnryan to Belfast Ferry (Scotland to Northern Ireland)
May 6 2023 | Tagged: United Kingdom, Border Crossings
I travelled from Dundee to Belfast for just £39. That's right, £39.
Scotland to Northern Ireland on a Stena Line Ferry.
Using a deal on ScotRail, I travelled from Dundee by train and bus and then a final ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast for just £39. Scotland to Northern Ireland.
And to add fuel to the fire, it would be my first visit to Northern Ireland.
Scotland to Northern Ireland on a Stena Line Ferry.
Using a deal on ScotRail, I travelled from Dundee by train and bus and then a final ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast for just £39. Scotland to Northern Ireland.
And to add fuel to the fire, it would be my first visit to Northern Ireland.
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My buddy Neil informed me of the deal which exists when booked on ScotRail.
If a combo ticket, from Greenock or Glasgow to Belfast for just £35, how much was it going to be from Dundee? A quick check, £39. In fact, you could go from Wick to Belfast for £41. An incredible deal.
There were 5 stages:
1. Train: Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street.
2. Walk to Glasgow Central
3. Train: Glasgow Central to Ayr
4. Bus: Ayr to Cairnryan Stena Line Terminal
5. Ferry: Cairnryan Stena Line Terminal to Belfast
Here's my trip report, May 5 2023:
If a combo ticket, from Greenock or Glasgow to Belfast for just £35, how much was it going to be from Dundee? A quick check, £39. In fact, you could go from Wick to Belfast for £41. An incredible deal.
There were 5 stages:
1. Train: Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street.
2. Walk to Glasgow Central
3. Train: Glasgow Central to Ayr
4. Bus: Ayr to Cairnryan Stena Line Terminal
5. Ferry: Cairnryan Stena Line Terminal to Belfast
Here's my trip report, May 5 2023:
I booked online at ScotRail, paid by CreditCard, then went to the station to pick up the tickets.
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Everything went very smoothly.
The 9:15 out of Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street:
The 9:15 out of Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street:
The 11:34 out of Glasgow Central to Ayr:
The connecting ScotRail bus to Cairnryan:
Arriving at the Loch Ryan Stena Line ferry terminal in Cairnryan:
Collect the boarding pass:
And boarding the ship:
I was, like always, travelling economy, no £20 lounge upgrade, in with the masses for me.
Chips and a beer in the restaurant:
Chips and a beer in the restaurant:
Enjoying the (border) crossing from Scotland to Northern Ireland:
First glimpse of Northern Ireland:
Arriving:
Arrived. Northern Ireland, my first visit here. 99th UN country:
Bus #96 into the centre. A single trip ticket costs £2.20. Paid on the bus, contactless. And an easy ride into town, last stop, Donegal Place.
There ferry departed at 15:30 and arrived on schedule at 17:45. Disembarkation was quick. There were no document checks. Northern Ireland is part of the UK.
Northern Ireland and Belfast welcomes you.
Northern Ireland and Belfast welcomes you.
