Ballyholme Yacht Club is 14 miles / 23km (25-40 minutes drive) north-east from Belfast.
BY AIR
- George Best City Airport – 10 miles / 16km (20 minutes)
- Belfast International Airport – 20 miles / 32 km (50 minutes)
- Dublin Airport – 111 miles / 179km (2.5 hours)
There are airport bus services between all three airports and Belfast:
- Translink, Northern Ireland – https://www.translink.co.uk/JourneyPlanner
- Aircoach, RoI – https://www.aircoach.ie/
BY FERRY/DRIVING
Ferry services are as follows:
From France to Republic of Ireland (RoI)
- Cherbourg – Dublin (Irish Ferries) or Rosslare (Brittany Ferries / Stena Line /Irish Ferries)
- Roscoff – Cork (Brittany Ferries)
From Spain to Republic of Ireland (RoI)
- Bilbao, Santander – Rosslare (Brittany Ferries)
From Great Britain to Northern Ireland / Republic of Ireland (RoI)
- Cairnryan, Scotland – Larne, NI (P&O Ferries) and Belfast, NI (Stena Line)
- Liverpool, England – Belfast, NI (Stena Line) or Dublin, RoI (P&O Ferries)
- Pembroke, Wales – Rosslare, RoI (Irish Ferries)
- Fishguard, Wales – Rosslare, RoI (Stena Line)
- Holyhead, Wales – Dublin, RoI (Irish Ferries / Stena Line)
Driving distances from ferry terminals to Bangor:
- Larne, Northern Ireland – 36 miles / 58km (1 hour)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland – 14 miles / 23km (30 minutes)
- Dublin, RoI – 118 miles / 190km (2.5 hours)
- Rosslare, RoI – 222 miles / 357km (4.5 hours)
- Cork, RoI – 275 km / 443km (5 hours)
Useful links / Ferry companies:
- Irish Ferries – https://www.irishferries.com/
- P&O – https://www.poferries.com/
- Brittany Ferries – https://www.brittany-ferries.com/
- Stena Line – https://www.stenaline.co.uk/
BY TRAIN
There is a regular train service between Belfast and Bangor, and this connects with the main train service to Dublin. The train journey between Dublin Connolly and Belfast Lanyon Place takes just over two hours.
Useful links:
- Irish Rail – https://journeyplanner.irishrail.ie/
- Translink, Northern Ireland – https://www.translink.co.uk/