How many days do I need in County Antrim?
Three days is the honest answer. One for Belfast, one for the Causeway coast driven slowly from Ballycastle down through the Glens, and one spare for Rathlin Island or a second glen without watching the clock. Two days works if Belfast gets a single evening and the coast gets one long, early day, but you will be choosing between the rope bridge and the Glens rather than doing both. A single day from Dublin or on a Belfast stopover covers the Causeway and little else, and the coast road, which is half the point, becomes something you look at through a windscreen.
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