There are 8 ways to get from Channel Islands to Ireland by plane, car ferry, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Guernsey Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GCI - DUB
2h 31m€102–249Fly Jersey Airport to Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane JER - ORK
4h 41m€90–239Car ferry, train, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poolecarferry
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
16h 42m€324–490Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourgferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
23h 13m€186–845Fly Guernsey Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GCI - ORK
5h 11m€119–343Fly Alderney Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Alderney Airport (ACI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ACI - DUB
3h 51m€216–386Fly Jersey Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane JER - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
4h 3m€112–197Ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourgferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the bus from Wexford O'Hanrahan Station to Grand Paradebus 740
24h 45m€154–620
Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Channel Islands to Ireland is to fly and train which costs €110 - €200 and takes 4h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Channel Islands to Ireland is to fly which takes 2h 31m and costs €100 - €250.
The distance between Channel Islands and Ireland is 526 km.
The best way to get from Channel Islands to Ireland without a car is to car ferry and train and ferry which takes 16h 42m and costs €320 - €490.
It takes approximately 2h 31m to get from Channel Islands to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1188+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Channel Islands, Guernsey and Ireland?
Aurigny, British Airways, and Aer Lingus fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Dublin Airport (DUB) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Jersey Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Jersey Airport to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Alderney Airport to Dublin Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Jersey Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Jersey Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Jersey Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Alderney Airport to Dublin Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Alderney Airport to Dublin Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Train from Bournemouth to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- 0818 294 015
- 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
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- wexfordbus.com
Bus from Wexford O'Hanrahan Station to Grand Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.wexfordbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–190
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.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
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–490
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €75–120
- Passenger Car
- €95–490
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
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