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 Woking
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LHR - DUB
5h 3m€84–227Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)SOU - DUB
4h 25m€65–281Train, ferry
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
10h 51m€160–295Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basingstoke to Holyhead
- Take the car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
8h 28m€114–153Train to London City Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LCY - DUB
5h 19m€121–356Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LGW - DUB
4h 47m€70–263Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BHX - DUB
5h 25m€87–368Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Woking
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)LHR - ORK
5h 38m€90–303Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Woking
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)LHR - SNN
6h 5m€76–285Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BRS - DUB
5h 48m€85–394Train, ferry via Birmingham
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
12h 30m€99–363Train, ferry via Newport
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Salisbury
- Take the train from Salisbury to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
13h 59m€151–350
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Ireland is to drive and car ferry which costs €110 - €160 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 4h 25m and costs €65 - €290.
The distance between Basingstoke and Ireland is 528 km.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 51m and costs €160 - €300.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Basingstoke to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 39+ 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 21, then take the line 784 bus to Samuel Beckett Bridge. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basingstoke to Samuel Beckett Bridge via London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Euston station, London Euston, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, and The Point in around 10h 51m.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Basingstoke to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €29–230
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Salisbury to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €45–60
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €60–90
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–140
- 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
- €16–25
- 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
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €43–49
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 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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