We will be ending our RS tour in Belfast. We have one more day before catching our flight home from Dublin Airport. We have two choices to pick from. Both are good choices.
Choice One: We could take the aircoach from Belfast and stay at a town close by the airport, Sword. Sword looks like it would be close to the airport for a noon departure the next day. Would the aircoach from Belfast stop at Sword on its way to the airport? What hotel do you recommend in Sword?
Choice 2: Stay longer in Belfast and catch an afternoon airbus to the Dublin Airport. Stay at airport. hotel.
We haven't booked our bus from Belfast yet. What bus line should we take? We would appreciate advise. Our trip is coming up in April. Can't wait.
Posted by
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For a noon departure directly to the US you should be at the airport 3 hours ahead because you pre-clear US immigration in Ireland. So for a noon flight you need to be at the airport by 9.00AM. I'd stay in Belfast and take an early evening bus to the airport and stay at an airport hotel the night before your departure.
Posted by
Lake District, England
8475 posts
None of the several Belfast to Dublin bus routes stop in Swords but there are 2 local bus routes and a local airport shuttle - the #741 run by Ashbourne Connectt- which make the run in 15 minutes or less.
The #741 runs every half hour from 4am to 7am and stops at the Travelodge and the Premier Inn. So for all intents and purposes they are airport hotels.
Local bus #19 runs to the airport 24/7.
There is even a Castle in Swords open daily from 9.30 to 4.
So personally I think Swords is a reasonable choice.
Posted by
Freedonia
16606 posts
Most of the Dublin airport hotels operate their own free shuttle service to and from the airport. Just confirm when you make the reservation.
I stayed at the Carlton Hotel a few years ago and the shuttle was easy. You just have to go to the shuttle pickup area.
Posted by
OP
London trip
48 posts
Thank for your recommendations. While in Ireland we want to see as much as we can, and appreciate your opinions. Your bus info really helped.
Posted by
Lynnwood, Washington
8984 posts
Premier Inn at Swords is about 5 minutes from the airport. I would choose option 2