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Ireland, Scotland, England 16 Days transportation

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Oh dear, I already posted this under general Transportation and then realized maybe I should have posted it more specific to where we are going, hence I guess I'm double posting.....

We fly into Dublin on the 14th of May, and out of Heathrow on the 30th. Our last trip to England we rented a car for two weeks, drove all over, and returned the car to the same rental location before departing. This time we are dealing with a different location for arrival and departure and we have yet to make an itinerary. We are looking for some input on transportation. Our time in England will be short as we have spent quite a bit of time there in the past so most of the time will be in Ireland and Scotland. We are comfortable driving but expect to do a mix of car, train, maybe ferry, and/or "hopper" flights between cities if necessary.

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hmmmmm

maybe there are no replies as it's not clear what you are asking for, here??

Susan
Expat living in Waterville/Ring of Kerry

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We fly into Dublin on the 14th of May, and out of Heathrow on the 30th.
Our time in England will be short . . . . most of the time will be in Ireland and Scotland.

Can you say how short your time in England will be?
14th to 30th May is 16 nights. When and how (ferry, air) were you planning to cross the Irish Sea?, and where are you landing in? I.e. how many of those nights in Ireland, and how many in Great Britain (Scotland and England)?

I agree with inireland, you haven't actually asked a question, just given us a (vague) idea of your plan. Until we know where you want to go we cannot comment on the best methods of transport.
BTW, you cannot take a hire car across the Irish Sea.

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I'll just recommend that you look into a "hopper" flight between the Great Britain segment (England & Scotland) and the Ireland segment (NI or Republic) of your trip. The partner airline of Aer Lingus provides frequent service and you can probably combine this with Aer Lingus flights between the USA and GB / Ireland. The ferry ports are rather out of the way, unless you have a particular interest in any of the places that are near or on the way to these ports.

For the transatlantic legs, if you aren't already planning to fly open jaw, do that so you will not have to backtrack to the airport where you arrived.

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