There are 7 ways to get from Stirling to Larne by train, car ferry, bus, busferry, car, or plane
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Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Stirling 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 Larnecarferry
7h 27m£73–281Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Stirling 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
5h 4m£47–125Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M8 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Towntrain
9h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Stirling to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
4h 7m£51–257Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Larne Towntrain
5h£57–115Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Larne Towntrain
4h 56m£56–146Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling 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
4h 54m£51–156
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stirling to Larne is to train and fly which costs £45 - £130 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Larne is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 7m and costs £50 - £260.
The distance between Stirling and Larne is 173 miles.
The best way to get from Stirling to Larne without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 7h 27m and costs £70 - £290.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Stirling to Larne, including transfers.
There are 227+ hotels available in Larne.
What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Larne, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Stirling 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 car ferry to Larne. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Larne Town via Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, and Belfast Great Central in around 9h 33m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- 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 Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- 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
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.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
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car 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
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