There are 9 ways to get from Dublin to Bournemouth by plane, train, car ferry, bus, bus and ferry 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 35 min
$66 - $283
Cheapest option
Bus and ferry, bus • 15 h 41 min
$39 - $50
7 alternative options
Fly to Bristol, train • 6 h 56 min
$90 - $287
Fly to London Gatwick, train • 6 h 38 min
$77 - $224
Fly to London Heathrow, train • 6 h 34 min
$143 - $368
Car ferry, train Virgin West Coast Trains • 10 h 42 min
$210 - $331
Car ferry, train via Wolverhampton • 12 h 38 min
$178 - $257
Car ferry, train, bus • 13 h 6 min
$176 - $261
Car ferry, drive • 8 h 53 min
$108 - $152
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Bournemouth is to bus and ferry and bus which costs 30€ - 45€ and takes 15 h 41 min.
The quickest way to get from Dublin to Bournemouth is to fly and train which costs 55€ - 250€ and takes 4 h 35 min.
The distance between Dublin and Bournemouth is 417 km.
It takes approximately 4 h 35 min to get from Dublin to Bournemouth, including transfers.
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. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15 h 41 min.
The best way to get from Dublin to Bournemouth without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 10 h 42 min and costs 180€ - 290€.
- Distance: 260.4 miles
- Duration: 4 h 35 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 702 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 702 bus to Dublin Airport, take the walk to Dublin airport, fly to Bristol, take the walk to Bristol Airport, take the shuttle to Bristol Temple Meads, take the train to Southampton Central, then take the train to Bournemouth.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 16 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $300
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 16 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $300
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $550
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $340
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $240
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 34 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25 - $210
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Dublin to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 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
- $12 - $20
- 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 Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $23 - $35
- Anytime Single
- $30 - $50
- Off-Peak Single
- $18 - $27
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $22 - $35
- Anytime Single
- $30 - $50
- Off-Peak Single
- $16 - $25
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $30 - $45
- Anytime Single
- $45 - $70
- Off-Peak Single
- $35 - $55
Train from Wolverhampton to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80 - $120
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $50 - $75
- Anytime Single
- $80 - $120
- 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
- $24 - $35
- Anytime Day Single
- $40 - $75
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18 - $35
- Website
- gwr.com
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $12 - $19
- Advanced Single
- $13 - $20
- Anytime Day Single
- $18 - $35
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 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
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $230
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $90 - $140
- Anytime Day Single
- $140 - $230
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- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- customer.relations@arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $95
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $28 - $40
- Anytime Day Single
- $60 - $95
- First Anytime Day Single
- $95 - $150
Train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85 - $130
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $40 - $55
- Anytime Day Single
- $85 - $130
- First Anytime Day Single
- $130 - $210
- Website
- morebus.co.uk
Bus from Salisbury, Blue Boar Row to Bournemouth Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- morebus.co.uk
- 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 to Bournemouth Station, Holdenhurst Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11 - $16
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- 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 - $160
- 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
- $40 - $160
- Schedules at
- stenaline.co.uk
- Passenger
- $45
- Small Car
- $152
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