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Ulster Rally – Travel & Maps

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Ferry crossing from Scotland

Map shows Larne and Belfast ferry travel ports and a 30 mile / 48 km scale line

P&O Cairnryan - Larne

Stena Line Stranraer-Belfast

Sample Stena sailing times on Friday 22 May HSS Fast Craft 09:50, 14:40 Conventional Ferry 15:15

I'd recommend arriving as early as possible on the Friday or even Thursday night.

Other crossings, Irish Sea and from Europe

Stenaline routes on the Irish Sea, links:

STRANRAER - BELFAST

HOLYHEAD - DUBLIN PORT

HOLYHEAD - DUN LAOGHAIRE

FLEETWOOD - LARNE

FISHGUARD - ROSSLARE

Irish Ferries

Irishferries.com and .co.uk

P&O routes:

Another route is the ferry from Netherlands to Newcastle in north-east England and then cross to the Stranraer or Cairnryan ferry, Scotland.

Info from people's research:

Nov 08

Irish Ferries Holyhead to Dublin: between £44 - £54 one way

France –> Ireland: costs about 400,- Euro. Travel time about 10hours.

Holland –> England –> Ireland: about 350,- each (350 x 2 = 700,- Euro)

Calais –> Dover: about 75,- Euro

Hoek van Holland –> Harwich 165,- Euro

Jan 2009 Some ferry prices (GBP)with MotorCycle News discount

http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/Offers/MCN Amsterdam - Newcastle (England) £216 return, including cabin Esbjerg - Harwich, £342 return, including cabin http://www.stenaline.co.uk/mcn Hook of Holland - Harwich, single is £28 http://www.stenaline.co.uk/mcn Stranraer (Scotland) - Belfast, single is £36 or £44 Holyhead (Wales) - Dun Laoghaire/Dublin is £36 single Fisguard (Wales) - Rosslare (Ireland) same price Fleetwood (England) - Larne £48 single + cost of cabin

March 2009 update

Some prices will be dearer than above, eg Hook of Holland - Harwich, single is £40 to £60 plus cabin if required.

Stranraer - Belfast is still the same cost.

Specialist brokers

McNutt Travel could be asked for a quote

DIRECTIONS TO PORTAFERRY ACCOMMODATION

From Larne Harbour

From Larne Harbour take the A8 West heading to Belfast for approx 13 miles. At Glengormley bear left onto the M2 heading for Belfast, approx 6 miles. Follow the signs on the M2 for Newtownards, approx 13 Miles.
At Newtownards follow the signs for Greyabbey on the A20.
From Greyabbey follow the signs for Kircubbin. After Kirkubbin head straight on to Portaferry. The Ferry itself is signposted. Barholm house is at Portaferry seafront, directly opposite the ferry slipway.

Approx. 50 Miles.

From Belfast

From Belfast take the A20 heading East toward Newtownards Approx. 13 Miles. Then same as above.

Travel in Ireland

Northern Ireland

East and north coast

From Portaferry at south tip of the Ards Peninsula, north through Belfast to North Antrim coast road, Torr Head and north coast. North West 200 road circuit is at top left.

East and south east coast

Portaferry, across Strangford Narrows to Strangford and south to Newcastle and the Mourne Mountains.

The Ards Peninsula