There are 7 ways to get from Stirling to Larne by train, ferry, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
7h 29m£75–288Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)GLA - BFS
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Larne Town
4h 45m£48–129Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationM8
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Larne Town0
9h 17mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Stirling to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
4h 43m£61–95Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)EDI - BFS
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Larne Town
4h 42m£58–115Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Larne Town
4h 40m£58–166Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Larne Town
4h 38m£51–165
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 4h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Larne is to train and fly which takes 4h 38m and costs £50 - £170.
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 ferry which takes 7h 29m and costs £75 - £290.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Stirling to Larne, including transfers.
There are 226+ 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 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 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 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
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- 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
- Hourly
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
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
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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