There are 9 ways to get from Mountstewart to Portaferry by train, car ferry, taxi, bus, busferry, car, or plane
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Train, car ferry, taxi
best- Take the train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraertrain
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Take the taxi from Belfast to Portaferrytaxi
12h 15m£219–293Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Huddersfieldtrain
- Take the train from Huddersfield to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfastcarferry
16h 30m£80–216Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 183
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Squarebus 10
16h 45mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Mountstewart to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Portaferrycar
6h 43m£81–116Bus, bus and ferry via Newcastle upon Tyne
- Take the bus from High Street Stand T to John Dobson Streetbus X10
- Take the bus from John Dobson Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Squarebus 10
17h 1mTrain to Newcastle, fly to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Stockton to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCL - BFS
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place [bus stop] to Portaferry Squarebus
7h 46mBus to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LBA - BHD
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Squarebus
8h 33mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, bus
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Squarebus
9h 18mBus to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LBA - BFS
- Take the bus from Lanyon Place [bus stop] to Portaferry Squarebus
8h 57m
Newcastle (NCL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mountstewart to Portaferry is to drive and car ferry which costs £80 - £120 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Mountstewart to Portaferry is to drive and car ferry which takes 6h 43m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Mountstewart to Portaferry. However, there are services departing from Mountstewart and arriving at Portaferry Square via Town Centre - Asda, Bus Station Express Lounge, Glasgow Buchanan, Wellington Place and Laganside Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
The distance between Mountstewart and Portaferry is 388 miles.
The best way to get from Mountstewart to Portaferry without a car is to train and car ferry and taxi which takes 12h 15m and costs £210 - £300.
It takes approximately 12h 15m to get from Mountstewart to Portaferry, including transfers.
Mountstewart to Portaferry bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station Express Lounge.
Mountstewart to Portaferry bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 150+ hotels available in Portaferry.
What companies run services between Mountstewart, England and Portaferry, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Mountstewart to Portaferry. However, you can take the taxi to Durham, take the train to Edinburgh Waverley, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Central, take the train to Ayr, take the train to Stranraer, walk to Port Rodie Ferry Terminal, take the line 360 bus to Stena Terminal, walk to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Belfast, then take the taxi to Portaferry. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mountstewart to Portaferry Square via High Street Stand D, Bus Station Stand 11, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield, Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool, Port Of Belfast, and Craigantlet Buildings in around 16h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Huddersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Huddersfield to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Stockton to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from John Dobson Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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/
Bus from Laganside Bus Station to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Lanyon Place [bus stop] to Portaferry Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from High Street Stand T to John Dobson Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- £65–80
Newtownabbey Taxis
- Phone
- +44 28 9036 5365
Jocks Cabs
- Phone
- +44 28 9002 9329
365 Taxis
- Phone
- +44 28 9036 5365
Value Cabs
- Phone
- +44 28 90 80 90 80
- Website
- valuecabs.co.uk
Fona Cab
- Phone
- +44 28 90 333 333
- Website
- fonacab.com
Belfast Cabs
- Phone
- +44 74 4601 4761
- Website
- belfastcabs.com
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