There are 11 ways to get from Bolton to Ireland by train, plane, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
4h 15m€45–171Fly Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
4h 41m€33–156Train, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyheadtrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead / ...
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
8h 35m€104–188Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bolton to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublincar
7h 56m€124–180Fly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
4h 37m€38–132Fly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
5h 15m€46–168Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
5h 4m€46–176Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
5h 48m€54–177Fly Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MAN - SNN
5h 19m€41–176Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Bolton to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LBA - DUB
6h 51m€42–171Train, ferry via Newton-le-Willows
- Take the train from Newton-le-Willows to Holyheadtrain Manchester Airport - Holyhead / ...
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry Holyhead-Dublin Ferryport B+I
10h 1m€91–126
Bolton to Ireland by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bolton to Ireland is to fly which costs €35 - €140 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Bolton to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 4h 15m and costs €45 - €180.
The distance between Bolton and Ireland is 309 km.
The best way to get from Bolton to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 8h 35m and costs €100 - €190.
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Bolton to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1078+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Bolton, England and Ireland?
Ryanair UK, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB) every 2 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €25–210
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bolton to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Newton-le-Willows to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €45–70
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- 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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