There are 11 ways to get from England to Ireland by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, 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.
Fly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
3h 12m€35–140Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LBA - DUB
4h 21m€32–121Train, ferry
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain London Euston - Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
9h 31m€133–231Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Liverpoolcar
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
10h 43m€91–435Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Airport The Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
15h 31m€112–373Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
3h 16m€37–151Fly Liverpool to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LPL - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
4h 40m€54–163Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
4h 26m€55–170Fly Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BHX - DUB
4h 15m€34–130Fly Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRS - DUB
4h 22m€33–146Fly Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
4h 13m€36–202
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Ireland is to fly which costs €30 - €130 and takes 4h 21m.
The fastest way to get from England to Ireland is to fly which takes 3h 12m and costs €35 - €140.
The distance between England and Ireland is 295 km.
The best way to get from England to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 31m and costs €130 - €240.
It takes approximately 3h 12m to get from England to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1182+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between England and Ireland?
Ryanair UK, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB) hourly.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Stena Line
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