Best route/ flights to Dublin from Seattle

My husband is 6'5 and we really like the evening flight on Delta, Economy Plus out of Seattle to London or Amsterdam. It is worth the $130+ for the economy plus seating, especially if you can get the 2 seats on the window side bulk head.

Its always easier to fly direct !! I fly to europe vancouver to either londdon, or paris , and i go out of my way to get direct flights if i can , layovers and connections just make the travel day longer .

I would choose whichever airline had a direct flight and premuim economy , if they both do, just go for cheapest .
I havr flown both airlines , i thought both were fine with Luthtansa being slightly better , but not thsg i would pay for .

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I agree that shortening the ordeal by going direct (as possible) is the better way to go. Others here have suggested Iceland air or Norwegian Air, and flying out of Vancouver might well save you hundreds of dollars since the exchange rate is very much in your favor.
Might also look at flights out of Ohare in Chicago...Believe Aer Lingus flies direct to Dublin from there. Connecting via the East coast is actually the longer way to go.

Wow! Thanks so much to everyone for the great tips-this is a terrific site!
Slainte, Bridget

Flyi g out of vancouver , book Airtransat in CLUB CLASS, its definately worth it! Its like a good premium economy, better food , drinks etc, and comfy seats, plus only 12 seats at front of plane and you have your own washroom in that section, better than sahring 4 in the back with a few hu dred folks!! Book early as with only 12 club class sests they go fast.

Since there are no direct flights, be sure to look at the seats on both legs of the flight. I would suggest having the layover in the US so you can take advantage of extra space on both legs of the journey.

If you fly to AMS or CDG from Seattle, you'll be hopping over to Dublin on planes that just have standard economy and have limited exit rows (especially from CDG with Air France). If you really want to do the long haul, I would recommend the AMS flight from Seattle over CDG...the connections at CDG can be very difficult.

Out of Seattle, I usually use Delta because they have the most options and I like the Long AMS route.

Aer Lingus doesn't have economy comfort: you can pay extra for an exit row seat, but that also means there are less premium seats than you would find on Delta/United.

Have a great trip!

Thanks Stephanie!
What do you think about Lufthansa? They have a flight that goes thru Frankfurt.
We hear good things about them in terms of comfort and service?

I like to fly British Airways and I see they have nice flights from Seattle to London to Dublin. The World Traveler Plus is nice and might serve your husband well. I suggest you check out their website for comparison with Lufthansa with whom I haven't flown. I once had a person seriously involved with numerous airlines who said he will only fly BA or Lufthansa as they were the safest airlines. I haven't found a US airline that I like as much as BA. My daughter recently flew Are Lingus and did not like it at all and didn't think it was worth the savings from BA. Take a peek. Naturally, if we all liked the same airline there would only be one, so this is just my opinion, but I will go out of my way to fly BA. They've treated me well. Wray

Thanks Wray-as a very nervous flyer that means a lot !!

I have only flown Lufthansa within Europe and it was a good experience (they even had coffee machines in their wing of the airport in Germany with free coffee and hot chocolate!). I just checked the seat guru for that route from SEA through FRA and it looks like they have economy comfort to FRA, but it looks like your stuck with normal legroom except for the exit rows to Dublin (even in Business Class it looks like it's the typical economy seats with no one in the center seat). Leg room is a challenge in Europe :-)

We flew out of Vancouver this summer on Air Canada, premium economy. I am tall (6'4") and was quite comfortable. The flight was nonstop. And with the exchange rate, less expensive than out of Seattle.