There are 11 ways to get from Folkestone to Ireland by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to London City Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LCY - DUB
5h 25m€125–316Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
6h 4m€75–291Train, ferry
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
10h 30m€151–304Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Middelburg Square to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 007
- 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 Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
18h 15m€110–301Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Folkestone to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublincar
12h 11m€171–282Train to London City Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LCY - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
5h 44m€144–310Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LHR - DUB
5h 44m€116–309Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
5h 48m€121–313Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LGW - DUB
6h 5m€92–284Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane STN - DUB
6h€80–257Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane STN - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
6h 37m€93–243
Folkestone to Ireland by train, foot, ferry, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €75 - €300 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €120 - €320.
The distance between Folkestone and Ireland is 602 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 30m and costs €150 - €310.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Folkestone to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 699+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Folkestone to Ireland. However, you can take the train to Stratford International, walk to Stratford International DLR Station, take the train to London City Airport DLR Station, walk to London City Airport (LCY) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20, then take the line 702 bus to Schoolhouse Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Folkestone Central to Spencer Dock via London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, and The Point in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from London City Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–80
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–80
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Middelburg Square to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €173
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