Location

From most European airports you can fly into Belfast, George Best Airport (BHD). From the airport, you can transfer to a rental car, Train or Bus service to get you into Portrush.

Translink operates a regular timetable, usually every hour or less between Belfast and Coleraine. You can find the schedule here, or use their app/website here. The journey from Belfast Central takes around an hour and 20 minutes through the Antrim countryside. From Coleraine, you may have to change (see timetables) for trains to Portrush. Trains run every hour, and the journey takes around 10 minutes. There are two stations in Portrush. Dhu Varren, which is on the western entrance overlooking West Strand and Portrush Station in the centre of town. Dhu Varren Halt is across the street from the Halt House and is the easiest option to depart.

When coming from Belfast, you can use the regular 218 Goldline (Timetable here) coach service from Belfast. This service arrives at Coleraine Rail and Bus station, where you can easily jump on the Ulsterbus 140 bus service to Portrush.

Follow the M2 towards Antrim. Take the A26 to Ballymena and follow the M2/A26 towards Coleraine/Portrush. ​ Via the Causeway Coastal Route: This is possibly the best route to take to get to Portrush, clinging to the Atlantic coast from Belfast to Portrush (and onto Derry-Londonderry) the Causeway Coastal Route is adorned with stretches of sandy beaches, picturesque fishing villages, rolling gorse-covered valleys and fuchsia-edged clifftop paths. Taking in the fantastic scenery from the car is incredible, but the other senses could be missing out! The sounds of the crashing waves, the birds soaring up above, the salty taste from the sea on your lips and the wind whistling past your ears – these are all part of this legendary land’s beauty.