There are 8 ways to get from Dublin to Looe by car ferry, car, ferry, train, plane, or bus
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Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Looecar
12h 21m£99–408Fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train, line 73 bus
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane DUB - NQY
- Take the train from Newquay to Partrain
- Take the train from Par to Liskeardtrain
- Take the bus from Liskeard station to Bridgebus
8h 26m£41–214Ferry, train via Manchester
- 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Liskeardtrain
15h 56m£206–355Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Exeter (EXT)plane DUB - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Liskeardtrain
8h 23m£86–266Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Liskeardtrain
16h 8m£176–350Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DUB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
8h 42m£94–240Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouthtrain
10h 16m£142–288Fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DUB - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
10h 33m£107–350
Dublin to Looe by ferry, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Looe is to fly and train and line 73 bus which costs £40 - £220 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Looe is to fly and train which takes 8h 23m and costs £85 - £270.
The distance between Dublin and Looe is 476 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin to Looe without a car is to ferry and train via Manchester which takes 15h 56m and costs £200 - £360.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Dublin to Looe, including transfers.
There are 2295+ hotels available in Looe.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Looe, England?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Looe. However, you can take the car ferry to Isle of Man Douglas, take the car ferry to Liverpool, then drive to Looe. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Bridge via Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, Manchester Piccadilly, Exeter St Davids, Liskeard, and Liskeard station in around 15h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–140
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Liskeard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Par to Liskeard
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Liskeard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Liskeard
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newquay to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Par to Liskeard
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- ask@gocornwallbus.co.uk
- Website
- transportforcornwall.co.uk
Bus from Liskeard station to Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–281
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- £40
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £144
- Car&Adult
- £281
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–29
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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