P&O Irish Sea Cairnryan ferries offer two options to sail from Cairnryan to Larne: through the fast-craft Superstar or through the leisurely super ferries. Once a quiet seaport town overlooking Loch Ryan, Cairnryan became a major port to get to Larne or Troon from southwest of Scotland. By a P&O ferry, the trip can take an hour or almost two hours; depending on your available time to travel. And without the long airport queues, luggage restrictions, and airport delays, travelling by boat is a far cry from the short, claustrophobic air travel.

Fast Cairnryan ferries to Larne

If you don’t have time to waste but still don’t want the hassle in air travel, the P&O Superstar Express fast craft trip is for you. The travel from Cairnryan to Larne is cut short in a little less than an hour only onboard P&O Superstar Express. Onboard the fast craft is unlike a restrictive plane fuselage because there’s plenty of room to kick back and relax in Fables Restaurants where you can sample choices of hot meals. While onboard you can also sample coffee concoctions in the Harbour Cofee Company or hunt for bargains in the Seashop. The P&O Superstar Express ferry plies the Cairnryan-Larne route 5 times a day so there are plenty of trips to choose from to fit your schedule.

A leisurely Cairnryan ferries

The P&O Super ferries, European Highlander and European Causeway, take passengers on a leisurely voyage from Cairnryan to Larne in only 1 hour 45 minutes. There are 8 trips during weekdays and 6 trips during weekends to take you from Cairnryan to Larne in comfort and traditional P&O hospitality. Travelers with children will love the coloring-in and playing area designed to avoid travel tantrums among the young ones while once young enjoys their coffee or a glass of wine from the bar.

P&O Cairnryan ferries fleet

The Superstar Express is an Auto Express 82 type catamaran by Austral Ships built for Star Cruises of Singapore. It’s wide enough to accommodate 107 cars on the main deck and 68 cars on the mezzanine deck.

The European Highlander built in 2002 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan, which fits 375 cars and 410 passengers comfortably. The onboard amenities include restaurants, coffee shops, bars, movie theater, and business lounge for the passengers.

And the European Causeway can fit 375 cars and 410 passengers with complete amenities built on the same ship yard as the European Highlander. The ship will take you on a smooth 23 knots voyage from Cairnryan to Larne in less than 2 hours.