There are 9 ways to get from Dublin to Stanstead by ferry, train, car, car ferry, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
- Take the train from Cambridge to Bury St Edmundstrain
11h 19m£215–417Fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane DUB - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
7h 32m£52–177Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Stansteadcar
11h 14m£157–238Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London City Airport (LCY)plane DUB - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
7h 30m£93–233Ferry, train via Manchester
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Thetfordtrain
15h 8m£165–249Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train, line 41 bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUB - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Stanway Closebus
7h 59m£79–195Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane DUB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
8h£59–211Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane DUB - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
8h 3m£69–214Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
8h 46m£85–256
Dublin to Stanstead by ferry, train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Stanstead is to fly and bus which costs £50 - £180 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Stanstead is to fly and train which takes 7h 30m and costs £90 - £240.
The distance between Dublin and Stanstead is 428 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin to Stanstead without a car is to ferry and train which takes 11h 19m and costs £210 - £420.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Dublin to Stanstead, including transfers.
There are 456+ hotels available in Stanstead.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Stanstead, England?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Stanstead. However, you can take the ferry to Holyhead Ferry, walk to Holyhead, take the train to London Euston, walk to King's Cross, take the train to Cambridge, take the train to Bury St Edmunds, then take the taxi to Stanstead. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Stanstead via Belfast and Cairnryan in around 11h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Stansted Airport via Kerry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luton Airport via Kerry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- 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
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £95–140
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £160–230
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35–55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80–120
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £28–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £40–55
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £13–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £19–27
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
Train from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £16–23
Train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £2–4
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45–70
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Thetford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–95
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10–14
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 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
- £240–280
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- services@hedingham.co.uk
- Website
- hedinghamandchambers.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Stanway Close
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.hedinghamandchambers.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £36–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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