Stranraer has 2 ferry ports nearby. Stena Line Ferries to [wiki=623145997cee6352dace475eaf530fff]Belfast[/wiki] moved their ferry terminal in 2012 from Stranraer to Loch Ryan Port, just north of Cairnryan (11km)[url=http://www.stenaline.co.uk/ferry/routes/cairnryan-belfast/cairnryan-port/].]Cairnryan harbour is located 10km to the north of the town, near to the mouth of Loch Ryan, and is used by P&O Ferries [url=http://www.poirishsea.com/[/url]]to [[Larne[/url]].
If you are travelling from Europe, you can reach Stranraer using the ferry from Holland [http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/ferry-routes/holland/newcastle-to-amsterdam] to Newcastle and drive in around 3 and a half hours using the A69 and A75.
From the north: M77/A77 from [wiki=6cb1c61210bedbd3d8291fdb8d531e3f]Ayrshire[/wiki] and [wiki=d586293d554981ed611ab7b01316d2d5]Glasgow[/wiki]. From the south and east: A75 from [wiki=0dbb0287f7b4cd1abcdf829f9a4a5b4e]Dumfries[/wiki] and [wiki=f949f6e878e0fae53fb06d4133750e62]Carlisle[/wiki] (connects with the M6 motorway at [wiki=bedfd76e8b52565dbb7dfa7701f094bc]Gretna[/wiki]).
First Scotrail [url=http://www.scotrail.co.uk/]]trains serve Stranraer via [[Ayrshire[/url]], with connections to/from Glasgow, Dumfries, Carlisle and [wiki=91d2c572895f886b0eb0bbcb2cd5e5f7]Newcastle-upon-Tyne[/wiki].
You can find information for travel in, to, from and around Stranraer here. [http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2624]
Taxi's can be booked by phone or directly from one of several taxi offices located within the town centre, but cannot be hailed from the side of the road as in larger cities. Local fares for within the town are around £3. Mcleans Taxi's (+44 01776 704999) are located at 21 North Strand Street.
===Watersports===