There are 11 ways to get from Dublin to Ely by plane, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane DUB - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Elytrain
4h 52m£37–175Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Elytrain
10h 36m£68–211Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Elycar
10h 36m£141–213Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUB - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
6h 4m£72–201Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London City Airport (LCY)plane DUB - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
5h 50m£97–272Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane DUB - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Elytrain
5h 46m£60–230Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Elytrain
6h 53m£43–197Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Elytrain
6h 37m£63–245Fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane DUB - EMA
- Take the train from Nottingham to Elytrain
6h 40m£49–215Ferry, train via Shrewsbury
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Elytrain
11h 51m£94–234Ferry, train #2
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Elytrain
12h 2m£127–274
Dublin to Ely by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Ely is to fly and train which costs £35 - £180 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Ely is to fly and train which takes 4h 52m and costs £35 - £180.
The distance between Dublin and Ely is 342 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin to Ely without a car is to ferry and train which takes 10h 36m and costs £65 - £220.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Dublin to Ely, including transfers.
There are 773+ hotels available in Ely.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Ely, England?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Ely. However, you can take the bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to London Stansted Airport (STN), walk to Stansted Airport, then take the train to Ely. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Ely via Holyhead, Holyhead, Crewe, and Nuneaton in around 10h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Stansted Airport via Kerry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luton Airport via Kerry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Nuneaton to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–29
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Doncaster to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £160–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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