There are 10 ways to get from Gatwick to Dublin by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LGW - DUB
3h 53m€39–192Train, ferry
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
9h 44m€142–327Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 210
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
13h 39m€83–176Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gatwick to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublincar
11h 42m€188–278Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LHR - DUB
4h 52m€78–215Train to London City Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LCY - DUB
4h 53m€110–294Train to Luton Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LTN - DUB
5h 24m€63–218Bus, train, subway to London Stansted Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Povey Cross Road East to Gatwick South Terminalbus
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale stationsubway
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane STN - DUB
5h 38m€75–256Fly London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane LGW - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
6h 10m€52–199Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LHR - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
6h 58m€88–360
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gatwick to Dublin is to fly and train which costs €50 - €200 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Gatwick to Dublin is to fly which takes 3h 53m and costs €35 - €200.
The distance between Gatwick and Dublin is 502 km.
The best way to get from Gatwick to Dublin without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 44m and costs €140 - €330.
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from Gatwick to Dublin, including transfers.
There are 1067+ hotels available in Dublin.
What companies run services between Gatwick, England and Dublin, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB) every 3 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–29
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- €2–4
- Peak
- €3–5
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1293 449191
- info@metrobus.co.uk
- Website
- metrobus.co.uk
Bus from Povey Cross Road East to Gatwick South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.metrobus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0208 848 7711
- info@bmcoaches.co.uk
- Website
- bmcoaches.co.uk
Bus from Povey Cross Road East to Gatwick South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bmcoaches.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
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–200
- On Foot
- €40–50
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