There are 9 ways to get from Dublin to Bournemouth by plane, train, car ferry, bus and ferry, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Southampton, train • 4 h 49 min
$63 - $275
Cheapest option
Bus and ferry, bus • 15 h 22 min
$41 - $51
7 alternative options
Fly to London Gatwick, train • 6 h 30 min
$73 - $221
Fly to Bristol, train • 7 h 6 min
$89 - $282
Fly to London Heathrow, train • 7 h 8 min
$111 - $314
Car ferry, train via London Euston • 11 h 36 min
$200 - $351
Car ferry, train • 13 h 12 min
$179 - $278
Car ferry, train #2 • 15 h 33 min
$161 - $370
Car ferry, drive • 8 h 55 min
$108 - $152
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Bournemouth is to bus and ferry and bus which costs 35€ - 45€ and takes 15 h 22 min.
The quickest way to get from Dublin to Bournemouth is to fly and train which costs 50€ - 240€ and takes 4 h 49 min.
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin to Bournemouth station. However, there are services departing from Dublin and arriving at Bournemouth Station, Holdenhurst Road via London Victoria Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15 h 22 min.
The distance between Dublin and Bournemouth is 417 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Bournemouth without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 11 h 36 min and costs 170€ - 310€.
It takes approximately 4 h 49 min to get from Dublin to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Dublin to Bournemouth bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dublin station.
The quickest flight from Dublin Airport to Southampton Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 25 min.
Dublin to Bournemouth bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bournemouth Station, Holdenhurst Road.
Aer Lingus and Flybe offer flights from Dublin Airport to Southampton Airport.
- Distance: 260.4 miles
- Duration: 4 h 49 min
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Bournemouth, England?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Bournemouth. However, you can take the line 747 bus to Dublin Airport, take the walk to Dublin airport, fly to Southampton, take the walk to Southampton Airport Parkway, then take the train to Bournemouth. Alternatively, you can take the line 747 bus to Dublin Airport, take the walk to Dublin airport, fly to London Gatwick, take the walk to Gatwick Airport, take the train to Clapham Junction, then take the train to Bournemouth.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $300
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $550
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $300
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 31 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25 - $210
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 6 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $240
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Dublin to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13 - $20
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $18
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $23 - $35
- Anytime Single
- $30 - $50
- Off-Peak Single
- $18 - $28
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $23 - $35
- Anytime Single
- $30 - $50
- Off-Peak Single
- $17 - $25
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $30 - $50
- Anytime Single
- $45 - $70
- Off-Peak Single
- $35 - $55
Train from Wolverhampton to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80 - $130
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $50 - $75
- Anytime Single
- $80 - $130
- Off-Peak Single
- $80 - $120
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- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $75
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $23 - $35
- Advanced Single
- $25 - $35
- Anytime Day Single
- $40 - $75
Train from Hayes & Harlington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13 - $24
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $10 - $15
- Advanced Single
- $11 - $16
- Anytime Day Single
- $13 - $24
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- customer.relations@arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $16 - $23
- Anytime Day Single
- $30 - $55
- First Anytime Day Single
- $50 - $80
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50 - $80
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $24 - $35
- Anytime Day Single
- $50 - $80
- First Anytime Day Single
- $80 - $120
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $18
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $5 - $8
- Anytime Day Single
- $11 - $18
- First Anytime Day Single
- $19 - $28
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $80
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $30 - $50
- Anytime Day Single
- $50 - $80
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 1 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100 - $170
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $65 - $95
- Anytime Day Single
- $100 - $170
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16 - $26
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $10 - $15
- Anytime Day Single
- $16 - $26
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- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $17
- Website
- wmtrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $6 - $10
- Anytime Day Single
- $11 - $17
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29 - $45
- Website
- wmtrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $17 - $25
- Anytime Day Single
- $29 - $45
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus and ferry from Dublin to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28 - $35
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Bournemouth Station, Holdenhurst Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12 - $16
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38 - $42
- Schedules at
- irishferries.com
- Car
- $140 - $170
- On Foot
- $38 - $42
- car
- $115
- Passenger
- $41
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $160
- Schedules at
- stenaline.co.uk
- Passenger
- $46
- Small Car
- $155
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Bootle
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $200
- Schedules at
- poferries.com
- Book at
- directferries.co.uk
- Passenger & Car Saver
- $131
- Passenger & Car Flexi
- $196
- Overnight Cabin
- $53
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There are 804+ hotels available in Bournemouth. Prices start at $65 USD per night.
The best way to get from Dublin to Dublin Airport is to line 747 bus which takes 17 min and costs 5€.