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Travel to Ireland - Getting Here

Here you can find information on transport to and around Ireland. You can travel to Ireland from every continent in the world by using an international air route. Another option is to take a ferry from the UK and France. The amount of time and cost is dependant on your point of departure. The choice is entirely up to you.

Flights
Ferries
Buses
Trains

cheap flights in Ireland

Flights
Flights to Ireland from Britain generally take less than an hour. An average flight from New York to Dublin takes 6½ hours. A range of air carriers cover the various routes and with competitive fares available, you may find a cheap flight to Ireland. Frequent direct services are operated from points in Britain to airports nationwide. You can take a domestic flight from Dublin to most of Ireland's regional airports.

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Ferries
Several ferry routes link Ireland to Britain and France. Ferry prices vary from season to season but these are competitive and there are frequent promotional offers.
The duration of the sailing depends on the route.

Ferries to Ireland

The quickest sailing takes 109 minutes from Holyhead in Britain to Dublin with Irish Ferries. An average journey from Cherbourg in France to Rosslare, County Wexford is 19 hours long. Our partner Irish Ferries offer you ONLINE reservations.

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Ireland bus tours

Buses
Express coach services from Britain to Ireland are operated by Eurolines in conjunction with Bus Eireann. Ulsterbus can arrange travel directly to Northern Ireland. Bus tours offering day trips or longer are widely available in Ireland.

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Trains
Visitors can also travel by train throughout Ireland. As a quick reference, trains departing Dublin's Heuston Station serve the south and west of the country while Dublin's Connolly Station serve the north and north west of Ireland. Irish train timetables can act as a useful guide to help plan your itinerary from one end of Ireland to the other.

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Irish Trains timetable

For a comprehensive list of Ireland accommodation, check out our list of hotels, bed and breakfasts, guesthouses, castles, country houses, self-catering, farmhouses, college & campus accommodation and hostels.

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