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Belfast Port Ferry Overview
Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland. From Belfast Ferry port, you can easily reach the city centre and the numerous shops and shopping centers. The Port of Belfast is located at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest industrial and commercial zone with two thirds of the region’s major industrial employers located within 10 miles of the Port.
Belfast has a large port which is used for exporting and importing goods, and for passenger ferry services. Stena Line run regular routes to Stranraer in Scotland using its HSS (High Speed Service) vessel, Lynx III with a crossing time of around 90 minutes and its conventional vessels, Stena Voyager & Stena Caledonia with a crossing time of around 3hrs 45 minutes. Norfolkline Ferries run a passenger ferry to and from Liverpool, with a crossing time of 8 hours and a seasonal sailing to Douglas, Isle of Man is operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
With almost two million passengers and half a million freight units annually, Belfast is Northern Ireland's busiest ferry port. The frequency of sailings and choice of destinations offered by regular shipping services operating from the Port enables Belfast to provide flexible transport options to meet the needs of Northern Ireland’s importers and exporters and the travelling public. |
