Travelling to Ireland by Sea

The island of Ireland has six main ferryports - Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, Larne and Rosslare.

From which, you can bring your car or go as a foot passenger, below are some of the main routes from Britain to Ireland:

Sea Routes

 

DEPART	ARRIVE	CARRIER	VESSEL	DURATION
Cairnryan	Larne	P&O Irish Sea	Express	1hr
			Superferry	1hr 45mins
Fishguard	Rosslare	Stena Line	Stena Express	2hrs
			Superferry	3hrs 30mins
Fleetwood	Larne	Stena Line	Superferry	8hrs
Holyhead	Dublin	Irish Ferries	Cruise Ferry	3hrs 15mins
		Irish Ferries	Dublin Swift	1hr 49mins
		Stena Line	Superferry	3hrs 15mins
	Dun Laoghaire	Stena Line	HSS Fast Craft	2hrs
Isle of Man	Belfast	Steam Packet Company	Fastcraft	2hrs 55mins
	Dublin	Steam Packet Company	Fastcraft	2hrs 55mins
Liverpool	Dublin	P&O  Irish Sea	Irish Sea Ferry	7hrs 30mins
Liverpool   (Birkenhead)	Dublin	Norfolkline	Ferry	7hrs
	Belfast	Norfolkline	Ferry	8hrs
Pembroke	Rosslare	Irish Ferries	Cruise Ferry	3hrs 45mins
Swansea	Cork	Fastnet Line Ltd	Cruise Ferry	10hrs
Troon*	Larne	P&O Irish Sea	Fastsraft	1hr 49mins