There are 8 ways to get from Larne to Scotland by car ferry, car, bus, train, plane, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
3h 38m£44–247Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
4h 9m£38–113Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 923
5h 16m£46–248Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
5h 40m£61–276Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Larne Town to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
3h 53m£45–134Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Great Centraltrain Rail
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
8h 7mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Larne Town to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
4h 28m£47–103Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Larne Town to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
3h 33m£41–144
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Larne to Scotland is to train and fly which costs £35 - £120 and takes 4h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Larne to Scotland is to train and fly which takes 3h 33m and costs £40 - £150.
The distance between Larne and Scotland is 118 miles.
The best way to get from Larne to Scotland without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 5h 16m and costs £45 - £250.
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Larne to Scotland, including transfers.
There are 1364+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Larne, Northern Ireland and Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Larne to Scotland. However, you can take the car ferry to Cairnryan then drive to Glasgow. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Larne to Buchanan Bus Station via Cairnryan and Stena Terminal in around 5h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Larne Town to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Larne Town to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- 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
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