Castle · 1 km off the route
Ballygally Castle
Castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Z thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0Causeway Coastal Route
Larne to Derry along the Antrim coast road, past the Glens, Ballycastle and the Giant's Causeway, then Portrush and Downhill.
- Distance
- 103 miles (165 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Antrim and Derry
89% on the official route
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
Main roads
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From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 41 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 26
- Curvature
- 100 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 42
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 12 to mile 53. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 10 to mile 30, at 147 degrees of turning a mile.
- 2 motorcycle shops are within 3 km of the line.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The A2 coast road is tight against the sea wall in places. Spray and sand on the road after storms.
- Ferries from Cairnryan land at Larne, so this route starts at the port.
On the way
- Larne
- Glenarm
- Cushendall
- Ballycastle
- Ballintoy
- Giant's Causeway
- Portrush
- Downhill
- Derry
Ready to ride it?
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1Getting there
Ferries run to Ireland and Northern Ireland from Holyhead, Fishguard, Pembroke, Cairnryan and Liverpool, and to the Isle of Man from Heysham and Liverpool.
Compare every crossing2Places to stay
- Find a bed in LarneWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in DerryWhere the route ends
3Cover
Check your breakdown cover recovers a motorcycle, and from where. Some policies only cover you from home, or not at all on single track roads.
What to check before you buy coverPlaces to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Castle · On the route
Glenarm Castle
Country house in Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: GlenarmCastle, CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle · On the route
Red Bay Castle
Castle in Northern Ireland.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · 0.6 km off the route
Dunaneeny Castle
Ruin in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Read about it on Wikipedia
Castle · 1 km off the route
Kinbane Castle
Castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · On the route
Dunseverick Castle
Castle near Dunseverick, Northern Ireland.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cave · 1 km off the route
Portbraddon Cave
Cave and archaeological site in the United Kingdom.
Read about it on Wikipedia
Castle · On the route
Dunluce Castle
On north Irish coast.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Unknown, Public domain
Castle · 1.0 km off the route
Killowen Castle
Castle at Killowen, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Read about it on Wikipedia
Castle · 0.9 km off the route
Coleraine Castle
Castle in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Read about it on WikipediaPlace details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.