There are 12 ways to get from Basingstoke to Ireland by train, plane, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Basingstoke to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LHR - DUB
5h 33m€75–207Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LGW - DUB
5h 45m€67–258Train, ferry
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
10h 42m€198–465Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basingstoke to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublincar
11h 17m€181–262Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOU - DUB
4h 54m€70–248Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
5h 39m€81–271Train to London City Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LCY - DUB
5h 48m€122–288Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LHR - SNN
6h 5m€78–271Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BHX - DUB
6h€92–327Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRS - DUB
6h 18m€79–286Train, ferry via Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
12h 8m€121–301Train, ferry #2
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Salisburytrain
- Take the train from Salisbury to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
14h 10m€193–259
Basingstoke to Ireland by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €80 - €280 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €70 - €250.
The distance between Basingstoke and Ireland is 529 km.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 42m and costs €190 - €470.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Basingstoke to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1066+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Basingstoke to Ireland. However, you can take the train to Woking, walk to Woking Railway Station Southside, take the bus to Heathrow Terminal 2, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20, then take the line 702 bus to Schoolhouse Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basingstoke to Spencer Dock via Stafford, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, and The Point in around 10h 42m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €75–110
- 1st Class
- €150–210
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €55–80
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €110–160
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Salisbury to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €47–49
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–29
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–200
- On Foot
- €40–50
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