There are 13 ways to get from Dublin to Port of Southampton by plane, train, subway, car 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.
Cheapest
Fly to London Gatwick, train
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Fly from Dublin (DUB) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Southampton Central
Fly to Bristol, train
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Fly from Dublin (DUB) to Bristol (BRS)
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Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
Fly to London City, train
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Fly from Dublin (DUB) to London City (LCY)
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Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
Fly to London Heathrow, train
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Fly from Dublin (DUB) to London Heathrow (LHR)
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Take the train from Woking to Southampton Central
Fly to London Luton, train
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Fly from Dublin (DUB) to London Luton (LTN)
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Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
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Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
Fly to London Stansted, subway, train
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Fly from Dublin (DUB) to London Stansted (STN)
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Take the subway from Tottenham Hale station to Green Park station
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Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
Fly to Birmingham, train
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Fly from Dublin (DUB) to Birmingham (BHX)
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Take the train from Birmingham International to Southampton Central
Car ferry, train
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Take the car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
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Take the train from Holyhead to London Euston
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Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
Car ferry, train via Newport
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Take the car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
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Take the train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)
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Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Southampton Central
Car ferry, bus
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Take the car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
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Take the bus from Bangor, Gwynedd to Liverpool One Bus Station, Canning Place
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Take the bus from Liverpool One Bus Station, Canning Place to Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth
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Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth to Southampton Coach Station Harbour Parade
Car ferry, train via Wolverhampton
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Take the car ferry from Dublin to Bootle
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Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Wolverhampton
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Take the train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Central
Car ferry, drive
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Take the car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
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Drive from Holyhead to Port of Southampton
Dublin to Port of Southampton by car ferry, walk, train and subway
The journey time between Dublin and Port of Southampton is around 10h 6m and covers a distance of around 414 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 1h 23m. Operated by Irish Ferries, Stena Line, Avanti West Coast and others, the Dublin to Port of Southampton service departs from Dublin and arrives in Southampton Central. Typically 21 services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Port of Southampton is to car ferry and bus which costs €60 - €80 and takes 17h 23m.
The quickest way to get from Dublin to Port of Southampton is to fly which costs €85 - €380 and takes 3h 57m.
It is approximately 267 miles to get from Dublin to Port of Southampton.
The best way to get from Dublin to Port of Southampton without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 10h 6m and costs €190 - €550.
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Dublin to Port of Southampton, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Dublin Airport to Southampton Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 20m.
British Airways, Eastern Airways, Aer Lingus and Loganair offer flights from Dublin Airport to Southampton Airport.
There are 224+ hotels available in Port of Southampton. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Dublin to Dublin Airport is to bus which takes 17 min and costs €7 - €10.
- Distance: 267.4 miles
- Duration: 3h 57m
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Port of Southampton, England?
British Airways, Eastern Airways and two other airlines fly from Dublin to Port of Southampton twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £700
Flights from Dublin to Southampton via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £460
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £150
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £330
Flights from Dublin to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £410
Flights from Dublin to London City via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £410
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £340
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £10 - £140
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £15 - £260
Flights from Dublin to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19 - £250
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £9 - £180
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £9 - £140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £150
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £330
Flights from Dublin to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £410
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £340
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £230
- Website
- easternairways.com
Flights from Dublin to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80 - £330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100 - £650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £16 - £190
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28 - £35
- Website
- First Great Western Service
- Anytime Day
- £28 - £35
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £45 - £65
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £50
- Website
- First Great Western Service
- Anytime Day
- £35 - £50
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £65 - £90
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21 - £65
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £21 - £30
- Anytime 1st Class
- £45 - £65
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £70
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £35 - £45
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £55 - £70
Train from Woking to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24 - £50
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £24 - £35
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £40 - £50
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £15
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £12 - £15
Comprised of 11 lines and 270 stations, the London Underground (known to locals as the Tube) is the most popular way to navigate the English capital, including to/from Heathrow Airport via the Piccadilly Line. Purchase an Oyster card (an electronic smartcard that you use to touch on and off at Tube stations) at any station for the cheapest fares. Most stations have WiFi, but not all trains and stations are air-conditioned. On weekends, a 24-hour service runs on selected lines.
Rome2rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Tottenham Hale station to Green Park station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2 - £4
- Website
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65 - £190
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £65 - £80
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £130 - £190
Train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75 - £210
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £75 - £90
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £140 - £210
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- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95 - £340
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £95 - £130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £250 - £340
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95 - £140
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26 - £30
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single/Anytime Advance
- £6 - £9
- Anytime Day Single
- £26 - £30
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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 from Bangor, Gwynedd to Liverpool One Bus Station, Canning Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5 - £8
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Liverpool One Bus Station, Canning Place to Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6 - £9
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station, Digbeth to Southampton Coach Station Harbour Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7 - £10
- Website
- National Express
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- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £31
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Car
- £100 - £120
- On Foot
- £28 - £31
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Bootle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £120
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger & Car Saver
- £100
- Passenger & Car Flexi
- £120
- Overnight Cabin
- £40
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