There are 9 ways to get from Dundee to Larne by train, ferry, busferry, car, car ferry, plane, or bus
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larneferry
8h 32m£77–321Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Larne Towntrain
6h 13m£52–170Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Towntrain
10h 38mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dundee to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
5h 40m£73–108Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Larne Towntrain
5h 29m£61–140Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Dundee Seagate Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 55bus megabus M9 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
10h 44mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Overgate to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Towntrain
10h 50mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Larne Towntrain
5h 24m£60–176Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Larne Towntrain
6h 4m£55–206
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dundee to Larne is to drive and car ferry which costs £70 - £110 and takes 5h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Dundee to Larne is to train and fly which takes 5h 24m and costs £60 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Dundee station to Larne. However, there are services departing from Dundee Seagate Bus Station and arriving at Circular Road via Glasgow Buchanan and Bridge Street 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 44m.
The distance between Dundee and Larne is 226 miles.
The best way to get from Dundee to Larne without a car is to train and ferry which takes 8h 32m and costs £75 - £330.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Dundee to Larne, including transfers.
Dundee to Larne bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from Dundee Seagate Bus Station.
Dundee to Larne bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 55.
There are 222+ hotels available in Larne.
What companies run services between Dundee, Scotland and Larne, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Dundee to Larne. However, you can take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Central, take the train to Ayr, take the train to Stranraer, take the taxi to Cairnryan, then take the ferry to Larne. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dundee to Larne Town via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, and Belfast Great Central in around 10h 38m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Yorkgate to Larne Town
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Lanyon Place to Larne Town
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Dundee Seagate Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 55
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Overgate to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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