There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Channel Islands by plane, ferry, train, 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 Cork Airport to Jersey Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane ORK - JER
6h 9m$104–306Fly Dublin Airport to Jersey Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane DUB - JER
4h 21m$91–218Ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Bournemouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
18h 22m$364–575Ferry
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry Dublin Ferryport B+I-Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
23h 27m$203–813Fly Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane ORK - GCI
5h 29m$154–336Fly Shannon Airport to Jersey Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane SNN - JER
6h 32m$116–289Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane BFS - JER
4h 35m$106–237Fly Dublin Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane DUB - GCI
4h 16m$106–328Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Leeson Street Upr to Wexford Stnbus 740
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
25h 16m$186–746Car ferry, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
25h 18m$246–1,016
Cork Airport (ORK) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Channel Islands is to fly which costs $90 - $220 and takes 4h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $100 - $330.
The distance between Ireland and Channel Islands is 541 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Channel Islands without a car is to ferry and train and car ferry which takes 18h 22m and costs $360 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Ireland to Channel Islands, including transfers.
There are 58+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Ireland and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Jersey Airport (JER) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Burlington Road to Alderney via Sean Moore Rd, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Cherbourg, Cherbourg-Gare, Terminal Ferry, and Port of Cherbourg in around 23h 27m.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Cork Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Jersey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jersey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jersey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $10–15
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- wexfordbus.com
Bus from Leeson Street Upr to Wexford Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://www.wexfordbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- $90–140
- Passenger Car
- $110–600
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–650
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- $29–160
- Car Single Ticket
- $140–650
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