Holywood

• Get inCitylink / Ulsterbus 923 runs 2-3 times a day from Glasgow via Ayr to the Cairnryan ferry for Belfast.
• Get inThe buses don't join the ferry so you have to lump your luggage off to board, then onto the waiting bus at the other end.
• Get inHannon Coach is a competing service, and its buses with luggage do join the ferry.
• Get inFoot passengers should always look for through-tickets by bus, train and ferry.
• Get inThey are considerably cheaper than separate tickets, and they take care of the connection between city and ferry port, which can be the trickiest part of the journey.
• Get inThere are no direct ferries to Northern Ireland from the Continent and it may be easier to sail into Rosslare or Dublin rather than trundle across Great Britain.
• Get aroundThe Black Taxi is Belfast's equivalent to the dolmuş or marshrutka - they're shared taxis running over a fixed route for a fare similar to the bus.
• Get aroundOxford St bus station was the worst hit, and bombs also went off at Smithfield bus station, three railway stations, the ferry terminal, a truck depot, a taxi firm, and several bridges and filling stations.

From Wikivoyage: Belfast, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.