There are 10 ways to get from Ely to Ireland by train, plane, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane STN - DUB
5h 4m€40–180Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
5h 1m€37–183Train, ferry via Hinckley
- Take the train from Ely to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
11h 5m€98–233Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ely to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublincar
10h 27m€166–240Train to London City Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LCY - DUB
6h 7m€115–295Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane STN - SNN
5h 48m€43–183Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LTN - DUB
6h 4m€67–230Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Ely to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BHX - DUB
6h 43m€53–247Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LTN - ORK
6h 6m€61–193Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ely to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
12h 58m€123–293
Ely to Ireland by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ely to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €40 - €180 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Ely to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 5h 1m and costs €35 - €190.
The distance between Ely and Ireland is 559 km.
The best way to get from Ely to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry via Hinckley which takes 11h 5m and costs €95 - €240.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Ely to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1081+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Ely, England and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Ely to Ireland. However, you can take the train to Stansted Airport, walk to London Stansted Airport (STN) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 16, take the line 726 bus to Red Cow Luas, walk to Red Cow, then take the vehicle to Tallaght. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ely to Spencer Dock via Nuneaton, Crewe, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, and The Point in around 11h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Ely to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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