M2 motorway (Northern Ireland)

M2
Route information
Part of E01, E16 and E18
Length	22.0 mi (35.4 km)
Existed	1969–present
History	Southern section constructed 1969–1975
Southern section
Length	16.5 mi (26.6 km)
North end	Duncairn
Major intersections	M3 Motorway M5 Motorway M22 motorway
South end	Antrim
Northern section
Length	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
North end	Teeshan
South end	Ballycregy
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Northern Ireland
Primary destinations	Ballymena, Belfast Ballymoney, Antrim, Belfast
Road network
Roads in Northern Ireland Motorways A roads in Northern Ireland

The M2 is a motorway in Belfast and County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is in two sections, the southern section running from north Belfast to Antrim and the northern section acts as a bypass of Ballymena, with the A26 road linking the two sections. In total it is 22 miles (36.2 kilometres). The M2 has the busiest sections of any road or motorway in Northern Ireland. The M2 is one of Northern Ireland's most important motorways, forming most of the main route from Belfast city to both Belfast International Airport and less than a quarter of the way to Derry. It forms part of the unsigned European route E01, E16 and E18 roads.