M2 motorway (Northern Ireland)

The **M2** is a motorway in Belfast and County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is part of the unsigned European route E01, E16 and E18 roads.

### Southern section

|colspan="3"|**M2 motorway**|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Southeastbound exits|Junction|Northwestbound exits||
|_End of M2_ _Motorway carries on as M3_ Belfast (W), The WEST, The SOUTH <span style="color:gold; background:green">**A12**</span> <span style="color:white; background:#0079C1">**(M1)**</span> Belfast (E), Newcastle, City Airport, Bangor <span style="color:white; background:#0079C1">**M3**</span>|align ="center"|1A|_Start of motorway_|
|Docks, City Centre <span style="color:gold; background:green">**A2**</span>|align ="center"|1B|No access|
|Fortwilliam, Docks (N), Stena Line, Shore Road <span style="color:gold; background:green">**(A2)**</span>|align="center"|1|Fortwilliam, Docks (N), Stena Line, Shore Road <span style="color:gold; background:green">**(A2)**</span>|
|Greenisland, Carrickfergus <span style="color:gold; background:green">**A2**</span>|align="center"|2|Whiteabbey, Carrickfergus <span style="color:white; background:#0079C1">**M5**</span> Greenisland, Rathcoole, Whitewell <span style="color:gold; background:green">**A2**</span>|
|<span style="color:gold; background:green">**A6**</span> Larne <span style="color:white; background:#0079C1">**A8(M)**</span> Glengormley|align="center"|4|<span style="color:gold; background:green">**A6**</span> Larne <span style="color:white; background:#0079C1">**A8(M)**</span> Glengormley|
|Larne <span style="color:gold; background:green">**(A8)**</span>, Ballyclare, Templepatrick <span style="color:gold; background:green">**A57**</span>|align="center"|5|International Airport  Templepatrick, Ballyclare <span style="color:gold; background:green">**A57**</span>|
|Antrim <span style="color:black; background:white">**B95**</span>|align="center"|6|Antrim <span style="color:black; background:white">**B95**</span>|
|Antrim Area Hospital|align="center"|7|Antrim Area Hospital|
|_End of M22 - Motorway carries on as M2_|align="center"|M22, J1|_Motorway carries on as M22_ Derry, Cookstown <span style="color:white; background:#0079C1">**M22**</span> Antrim, Ballymena, Coleraine <span style="color:gold; background:green">**A26**</span>|

#### Notes

- _Junction 1B is the only motorway junction in the United Kingdom that consists solely of motorway exits, with no entry slip-roads_
- _There is no Junction 3, it was planned to be located on the Antrim Road_

### Northern section

|colspan="3"|**M2 motorway**|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Southbound exits|Junction|Northbound exits||
|_End of motorway_ _A26 dual carriageway continues_ International Airport  Belfast, Antrim <span style="color:gold; background:green">A26</span> Ballymena, Larne <span style="color:gold; background:green">A36</span>|align="center"|10|_Start of motorway _|
|Ballymena, Broughshane <span style="color:black; background:white">**A42**</span> Cushendall (<span style="color:black; background:white">**A43**</span>)|align="center"|11|Ballymena, Broughshane <span style="color:black; background:white">**A42**</span>|
|_Start of motorway_|align="center"|12|_End of motorway_ _A26 dual carriageway continues_ Coleraine <span style="color:gold; background:green">A26</span> Ballycastle (<span style="color:gold; background:green">A44</span>) Ballymena|

## Infobox (road)

- **country**: NIR
- **type**: M
- **route**: 2
- **e-road**: ,  and
- **established**: 1969
- **history**: Southern section constructed 1969–1975
- **length mi**: 22.0
- **section1**: Southern section
- **length mi1**: 16.5
- **terminus a1**: Belfast Duncairn (UK Parliament constituency), Duncairn
- **junction1**:
M3 motorway (Northern Ireland), M3 Motorway

M5 motorway (Northern Ireland), M5 Motorway

M22 motorway (Northern Ireland), M22 motorway
- **terminus b1**: Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim
- **section2**: Northern section
- **length mi2**: 6.0
- **direction a**: North
- **direction b**: South
- **terminus a2**: Teeshan
- **terminus b2**: Ballycregy
- **destinations**: Ballymena, Belfast<hr/> Ballymoney, Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, Belfast
- **map**: M2 motorway (Northern Ireland) map.svg
- **image**: M2 (outward) at Templepatrick - geograph.org.uk - 242279.jpg
- **image notes**: Looking west at Templepatrick, 2006