There are 12 ways to get from Ireland to West Midlands by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, or tram
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BHD - BHX
4h 46m£49–179Fly Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
4h 30m£27–220Ferry, train
- 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 Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
9h 22mFerry, train via Shrewsbury
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhamptontrain
10h 42m£93–134Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to West Midlandscar
9h 17m£132–209Tram to Dublin Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the tram from Tallaght to Red Cowtram
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
4h 38m£30–146Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BFS - BHX
5h 4m£39–153Fly Dublin Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
5h 7mFly Shannon Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SNN - BHX
4h 57m£29–212Fly Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Crewe to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
5h 50mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
6h 28mFerry, train via Shrewsbury #2
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
10h 43m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to West Midlands is to tram and fly which costs £30 - £150 and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to West Midlands is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs £27 - £220.
The distance between Ireland and West Midlands is 301 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to West Midlands without a car is to ferry and train which takes 9h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Ireland to West Midlands, including transfers.
There are 3275+ hotels available in West Midlands.
What companies run services between Ireland and West Midlands, Sandwell, England?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £18–85
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £18–65
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35–55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80–120
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–60
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45–70
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £11–17
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Smethwick Galton Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Smethwick Galton Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Shrewsbury to Smethwick Galton Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 00353 1 4614911
- info@luas.ie
- Website
- luas.ie
Tram from Tallaght to Red Cow
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Luas
- 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
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £36–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £160–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
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