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    Northern Ireland to Scotland by FERRY and BUS | Stena Line



    Northern Ireland to Scotland by FERRY and BUS | Stena Line

    Watch this video to see what’s it’s like to travel from Belfast to Glasgow by sea and land…

    Our 6 hour odyssey begins in Belfast with us sailing over to Scotland with Stena Line aboard their luxury MS Stena Superfast ferry (which for me, also included a big surprise!).

    We’ll explore the multiple viewing decks onboard the ferry along with eating in the restaurant and exploring the passengers amenities aboard.

    After leaving the ferry in Cairnryan we head off straight to the second part of the journey. Riding a Citylink Volvo Bus up across south east Scotland via Ayr all the way through to Glascow.

    This journey really has it’s Pros and Con. But does it beat the plane when travelling between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Or should you just stick to flying? Enjoy the video!

    Date of travel: 13 APRIL 2026
    Origin: Belfast Port
    Destination: Glascow Buchanan
    Company: Citylink (+ Stena Line)
    Miles: 114
    Time: 5h45m
    Cost: £24, €27, $32 (return ticket booked via Citylink)

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    —𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦—
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Check in and Boarding MS Stena Superfast VIII
    2:00 Breakfast onboard the ferry
    2:30 Departure from Belfast
    3:37 Exploring the rest of the boat
    6:21 Unexpected surprise! 😲
    7:18 Arriving in Cairnryan, Scotland
    9:26 Boarding Citylink 923 from Stranraer
    10:38 On the road to Glascow!
    13:52 Arrival into Glasgow and conclusions!
    16:00 Outro

    ***𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘!***

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    7 Comments

    1. @Riquelme-x1i on

      XUI 2901 (1101), XUI 2902 (1102) And XUI 2903 (1103) Have a Former base At Milewater Centre. Whilst All Three Are now Based At Stranaer Depot Near The Railway Station.

    2. @tonymillar2085 on

      Translink own the route 923 and 921 between balfast and glasgow and they use the citylink branding in scotland. Thats why u seen the translink infornation inside bus.

    4. @rezaalan3991 on

      Great trip. Correct Me If I Wrong, there's also a direct bus between two cities, so the bus also taking thr ferry (I forgot what the name of bus company).