Active Irish Breaks

Getting to Ireland is easy and we are delighted to offer inclusive breaks on every route.  Our staff will also help you make the right decision for your holiday and advise if there are reduced services or supplements that may apply.

Cairnyan to Larne - a total of five crossings most days with a traditional ferry (two hours) and one hour on the fast craft operated by P&O Irish Sea. The port of Cairnryan is 5 miles north of Stranraer on the A77. From the North follow the A77 south from Glasgow/Ayr. From the South follow the M6/A74 to Carlisle then the A75 via Dumfries towards Stranraer.
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Fishguard to Rosslare - traditional ferry (four hours) twice-a-day and a fast ferry (two hours) four times a day operated by Stena Line.
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Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire - traditional ferry (three hours) twice-a-day and a fast ferry (100 minutes) four times a day by Stena Line. Dun Laoghaire is about seven miles from Dublin and is ideal for access to all parts of Ireland.
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Holyhead to Dublin - traditional ferry (three hours) twice-a-day and a fast ferry (110 minutes) four times a day by Irish Ferries and Stena Line
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Liverpool to Dublin - sailing from Birkenhead this is a huge freight/passenger ship (eight hours) carrying limited number of cars and passengers on day and night crossings with DFDS Seaways. P&O Irish Sea operates a similar service.
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Liverpool to Belfast - sailing from Birkenhead this is a huge freight ship (eight hours) carrying limited number of cars and passengers on mixture of day and night crossings. DFDS Seaways. Belfast is the obvious choice for Northern Ireland but also gives easy access to Cavan, Monaghan and Leitrim in the south.
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Pembroke to Rosslare - traditional ferry (four hours) operated by Irish Ferries sailing twice-a-day. Good access to south coast or Cork, Carlow, Kildare and Kilkenny.
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Troon to Larne - a total of five crossings most days with a traditional ferry (two hours) and one hour on the fast craft operated by P&O Irish Sea. The Port of Troon is approached from the A78 from Irvine to the north & from the A77 from Ayr or from Kilmarnock to the west.
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Swansea to Cork - traditional ferry (10 hours) operated by Fastnet Line four times a week at 2100hrs. Ideal for southern-based motorist going travelling to Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
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Stranraer to Belfast - this route is operated by Stena Line with seven sailings each day using fast craft (two hours) and conventional ferries (three hours). Stranraer port is in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The port is a one hour drive to Ayr, two hours to Glasgow and three hours to Edinburgh approximately. It is a small town with a number of hotels and guesthouses nearby and the port operates 7 sailings to Belfast per day.

Ferry out one way and return another
Providing you use the same ferry company it is possible to sail out on one route and return on another
Irish Ferries routes are - Holyhead -Dublin and Pembroke- Rosslare
Stena Line routes are - Fishguard-Rosslare; Holyhead-Dublin; Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire; Larne-Belfast and Liverpool (Birkenhead) to Belfast