There are 4 ways to get from Gatwick to Dublin by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LGW - DUB
1h 49m€25–160Train, 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 47mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- 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 29mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Gatwick to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublincar
11h 43m€160–266
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gatwick to Dublin is to fly which costs €25 - €160 and takes 1h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Gatwick to Dublin is to fly which takes 1h 49m and costs €25 - €160.
The distance between Gatwick and Dublin is 497 km.
The best way to get from Gatwick to Dublin without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 49m to get from Gatwick to Dublin, including transfers.
There are 1172+ 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 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- londonmidland.com
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- stenaline.co.uk
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
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
- €172
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