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Halt House @ Dhu Varren
The Halt House is located across from the small Dhu Varren Halt in Portrush. Portrush, or Port Rois in old Irish, is set on a mile-long peninsula sticking out into the Atlantic Ocean, with stunning blue flag beaches on either side and a historically significant rocky edge for its northern tip to explore.
Get To Halt House
Getting to Portrush From Belfast
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.
Getting to Portrush From Dublin
From most International airports you can fly into Dublin Airport (DUB) on a direct flight. From the airport, you can transfer to a rental car, Train or Bus service to get you into Portrush.
There is no direct train from Dublin to Portrush. However, there are services departing from Dublin Connolly and arriving at Portrush via Belfast Lanyon Place and Coleraine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 49m. You can find schedules and prices on the Northern Irish Railways site: www.translink.co.uk. For trains within the Republic of Ireland, see www.irishrail.ie
There is no direct bus from Dublin to Portrush. However, there are services departing from Custom House Quay and arriving at Portrush Dunluce Avenue via Belfast Europa Bus Centre and Coleraine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 39m.
The direct drive from Portrush to Dublin is 163 mi (262 km), and should have a drive time of 2 hrs 49 mins in normal traffic. This is an easy drive that is predominantly motorway.
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