There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Poole by plane, train, car ferry, car, or ferry
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Fly Dublin Airport to Southampton Airport, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane DUB - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Pooletrain
5h 45m£77–221Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Poolecar
11h 53m£84–567Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
12h 22m£153–374Fly Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Pooletrain
6h 33m£98–250Fly Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUB - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Pooletrain
6h 58m£92–246Fly Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DUB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
7h 46m£86–230Fly Cork Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
7h 37m£111–294Fly Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bournemouthtrain
8h£114–232Ferry, train via Newport
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
15h 6m£150–312Ferry, train via Wolverhampton
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Bournemouthtrain
15h 24m£168–350
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Southampton Airport (SOU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Poole is to fly and train which costs £85 - £230 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Poole is to fly and train which takes 5h 45m and costs £75 - £230.
The distance between Ireland and Poole is 325 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Poole without a car is to ferry and train which takes 12h 22m and costs £150 - £380.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Ireland to Poole, including transfers.
There are 2462+ hotels available in Poole.
What companies run services between Ireland and Poole, England?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Poole. However, you can take the vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Dublin Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Southampton Airport (SOU), walk to Southampton Airport Parkway, then take the train to Poole. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Poole via Dublin Terminal 1, Isle of Man Douglas, and Liverpool in around 11h 53m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–250
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Woking to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Wolverhampton to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–284
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- £40
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £145
- Car&Adult
- £284
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £13–185
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- £34
- Standard Fare
- £185
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–95
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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