Does anybody have any ideas of how to get from Dublin, Ireland to England? Is there a good way tourists can use a ferry or do we have to fly? We will be getting off a cruise in Dublin in early July 2019 and would like to stay there for a few days and then cross over to England to travel around by train or possibly join a tour.
Posted by
Huntsville, AL, USA
8319 posts
You can fly inexpensively on RyanAir into London.
Posted by
Royaume-Uni nul points, pas plus
2597 posts
From Ireland you can take a ferry to Wales then an onward train to England. More info on this website https://www.seat61.com/Ireland.htm#Dublin_to_London
Depends where in England you want to go. Flying will be cheaper and quicker, but the choice is yours. There are flights from Dublin to numerous UK airports.
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA ☔️
6790 posts
There are lots of ways to do this. It's just a question of your preference. Flights are cheap and fast, ferries are slow (and can be combined with rail or bus connections), but both work just fine, with plenty of options.
Posted by
Basel, Switzerland
8889 posts
Where in England? That affects the choice.
Flying is the most common method, and can be cheap as many cut-price airlines fly across the Irish Sea.
A list of all the airlines and destinations flown from Dublin airport is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Airport#Passenger
Ferry + train is the other option. The logistics and whether this is sensible depends on your preferences and your final destination.
Info about this here: https://www.seat61.com/Ireland.htm
Posted by
OP
12 posts
Thanks to everyone for all of your helpful responses. This is my first time on your forum and I appreciate having this community as a resource. It seems that flying is probably best for us if the cost is reasonable. We are still deciding on our after cruise itinerary and since we'll be flying, Paris came up as an option. This trip is to celebrate our 50th anniversary and Paris is special to us. I intend to put another question on your forum about ideas around Paris and wine areas and perhaps river trips on barges etc.
Posted by
Twin Cities, Minnesota
2001 posts
Look at Aer Lingus fares. I flew from Heathrow to Dublin and also Belfast to Heathrow in July and found them good in both cost and service.
Posted by
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
4088 posts
Tips for the first-timers:
www.skyscanner.com covers the budget airlines which may not come up on other search sites. Many of these base their fares on one-way travel rather than round trip. Skyscanner connects to agencies or to the airlines themselves for ticket sales. European carriers have less obligation to state the full fare on the opening page than in North America (where it is slipping too.) On Skyscanner you can enter Dublin and Britain to get a range of airports served from Dublin.
The days of last-minute bargain shopping may not be over but are getting rarer. Rule-of-thumb is that the earlier you buy from a cut-rate airline, the cheaper the fare. Wherever possible, buy directly from the airline.