There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Dundalk by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
4h 47m€48–144Fly Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Stapleton Place
4h 59m€46–137Train, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chester
- Take the train from Chester to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to DundalkIc / ...
9h 18m€104–184Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the bus from 3Arena to Stapleton Place
9h 31m€96–150Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
13h 42m€57–112Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Stapleton Place
4h 39m€53–177Fly Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
4h 36m€50–172Train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
5h 22m€53–174Train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
5h 10m€55–192Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Dundalk
7h 15m€112–168
Manchester to Dundalk by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Dundalk is to fly and bus which costs €45 - €140 and takes 4h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Dundalk is to fly and train which takes 4h 36m and costs €45 - €180.
The distance between Manchester and Dundalk is 437 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Dundalk without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 18m and costs €100 - €190.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Manchester to Dundalk, including transfers.
There are 240+ hotels available in Dundalk.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Dundalk, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Dundalk. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, take the bus to Grand Central Bus Stand 10, walk to Belfast Great Central, then take the train to Dundalk. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Oxford Road to Dundalk via Chester, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Connolly, and Dublin Connolly in around 9h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- 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/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- 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
Train from Dublin Connolly to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–12
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from 3Arena to Stapleton Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Stapleton Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- 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 15m
- 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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