Belfast Freight ferry - Belfast Freight Ferries, Commercial ferry freight

Belfast Freight Ferry port – Belfast Freight Ferries

Port of Belfast is an ideal destination if you wish to travel to Ireland. Regular scheduled sailings from Britain with Stena Line, and Isle of Man steam Packet Company mean you can effortlessly reach your destination, from Stranraer, Douglas or Troon. Around two thirds of Northern Ireland's sea borne trade, and a quarter of that for Ireland as a whole, is handled at Belfast port which receives over 9000 vessels each year.

Belfast Freight ferry routes and Operators:

Douglas Belfast, operated by Isle of Man Freight
Troon Belfast, operated by Sea Cat Isle of Man Steam Packet
Stranraer Belfast, operated by Stena Line Freight
Liverpool Belfast, operated by Norse Merchant Freight

Belfast passenger Ferries

If you are looking for information on Belfast passenger ferries then please visit the Belfast Ferry page on our passenger ferry site.

Alternative ferry routes:
• • •	Cairnryan Larne, with P&O Irish Sea Freight. Troon Larne, with P&O Irish Sea Freight. Fleetwood Larne, with P&O Irish Sea Freight.

Getting to Belfast Freight ferry port:

COMING IN FROM THE M3 (From Bangor, Newtownards, East Belfast areas):

Follow gantry signs for M3
Stay in lane marked "THE WEST, THE SOUTH" and again at the next gantry marked "THE WEST, THE SOUTH, DOCKS(S)"Follow the gantries for ' DOCKS, YORK STREET ' staying in the right hand lane
At second set of traffic lights turn right and move to the left hand lane Just past
Yorkgate Leisure Complex/Harry Ramsdens (on your left) turn right at the traffic lights and go under the bridge, stay in the left lane on through the lights along "DOCK STREET"' to the "PORT OF BELFAST" sign.

COMING IN FROM THE M2 (From the North to Belfast):

Follow gantry signs for Belfast marked 'M2 BELFAST'
Ignore signs for 'DOCKS(N), FORTWILLIAM'
Follow gantry signs for 'DOCKS, CITY CENTRE', moving to the left hand lane
This exit (1B) off the M2 will take you left into Duncrue Street
Stay in the Left Lane and then at the next traffic lights turn left into the off slip, opposite the 'Stella Maris' building.

COMING IN FROM THE M1 (From the South, including Dublin, to Belfast):

At the very end of the M1 follow the signs for 'THE DOCKS' through the Broadway Roundabout and onto the Westlink.
Follow gantry signs marked 'M2, THE DOCKS, AIRPORT/THE NORTH'
Keep in to the left hand lane at the traffic lights nearing the end of the Westlink and then turn left at these traffic lights into York Street and move across to the right hand lane.
Just past Yorkgate Leisure Complex/Harry Ramsdens (on your left), turn right at the traffic lights and go under the bridge.Stay in the left lane through the lights along 'DOCK STREET' to the 'PORT OF BELFAST' sign.