There are 11 ways to get from Dublin to Windermere by ferry, train, car, car ferry, or plane
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 Ferry0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Oxenholme Lake District
9h 17m£106–223Fly to Newcastle, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Newcastle (NCL)DUB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Oxenholme Lake District
7h 44m£52–177Ferry, train via Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Oxenholme Lake District
9h 24m£85–185Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfast
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Drive from Cairnryan to Windermere
7h 10m£91–143Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Oxenholme Lake District
- Take the train from Oxenholme Lake District to Windermere
5h 38m£69–239Ferry, train via Preston
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chester
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Windermere
10h 34m£92–184Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Oxenholme Lake District
6h 27m£53–174Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)DUB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Oxenholme Lake District
6h 52m£57–189Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)DUB - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Oxenholme Lake District
7h 58m£56–199Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)DUB - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Oxenholme Lake District
7h 45m£63–239Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Oxenholme Lake District
8h 9m£93–269
Dublin to Windermere by ferry and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Windermere is to fly and train which costs £50 - £180 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Windermere is to fly and train which takes 5h 38m and costs £65 - £240.
The distance between Dublin and Windermere is 246 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin to Windermere without a car is to ferry and train which takes 9h 17m and costs £100 - £230.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Dublin to Windermere, including transfers.
There are 3182+ hotels available in Windermere.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Windermere, England?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Windermere. However, you can take the ferry to Holyhead Ferry, walk to Holyhead, take the train to Chester, take the train to Warrington Bank Quay, take the train to Oxenholme Lake District, then take the train to Windermere. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Windermere via Holyhead, Holyhead, Chester, Warrington Bank Quay, and Oxenholme Lake District in around 9h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £25–35
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £60–90
Train from Glasgow Central to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–17
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £55–80
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £100–150
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–6
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Oxenholme Lake District to Windermere
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Windermere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Oxenholme Lake District
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £7–11
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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 31m
- 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
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- 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
- £165–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
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