There are 11 ways to get from Gatwick to Ireland by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LGW - DUB
4h 18m€33–175Train, 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
10h 17m€143–329Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to B'ham Airport Bus Terminalbus 210
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
14h 11m€131–198Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gatwick to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublincar
11h 43m€185–269Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LHR - DUB
5h 17m€66–183Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
5h 14m€77–226Fly London Gatwick Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LGW - ORK
4h 20m€36–168Train 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
5h 18m€105–267Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane LHR - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
5h 57m€75–316Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LHR - SNN
5h 52m€69–216Fly London Gatwick Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LGW - SNN
5h 3m€37–208
Gatwick to Ireland by train, subway, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gatwick to Ireland is to fly which costs €30 - €180 and takes 4h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Gatwick to Ireland is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs €30 - €180.
The distance between Gatwick and Ireland is 514 km.
The best way to get from Gatwick to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 17m and costs €140 - €330.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Gatwick to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1089+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Gatwick, England and Ireland?
Ryanair flies from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dublin Airport (DUB) every 3 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
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
- €55–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- 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
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- 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 50m
- 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 International to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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/
- 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
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to B'ham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Gatwick Airport North Terminal to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- 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 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/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- 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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