There are 10 ways to get from Dublin to London by plane, car ferry, train, ferry, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to London Heathrow Airport • 3h 56m
Cheapest option
Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train • 4h 22m
8 alternative options
Car ferry, train • 8h 8m
Ferry, train, bus • 13h 57m
Car ferry, drive • 8h 15m
Fly to London City Airport • 4h 13m
Fly to Luton Airport, train • 4h 23m
Fly to London Stansted Airport • 4h 30m
Fly to Birmingham Airport, train • 4h 41m
Fly to Bristol Airport, train • 5h 51m
Dublin to London by car ferry and train
35
Weekly Services
8h 8m
Average Duration
£130
Cheapest Price
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Dublin to London?
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to London is to fly which costs €55 - €230 and takes 4h 30m.
What is the fastest way to get from Dublin to London?
The fastest way to get from Dublin to London is to fly which takes 3h 56m and costs €70 - €280.
How far is it from Dublin to London?
The distance between Dublin and London is 302 miles.
How do I travel from Dublin to London without a car?
The best way to get from Dublin to London without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 8h 8m and costs €150 - €320.
How long does it take to get from Dublin to London?
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Dublin to London, including transfers.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 20493+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £0 per night.
Launch map view
- Distance: 302.2 miles
- Duration: 3h 56m
What companies run services between and ?
Aer Lingus and British Airways fly from Dublin to London Paddington hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Dublin to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £150
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted via Kerry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £150
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £110
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27 - £110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £180
Flights from Dublin to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £210
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20 - £130
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25 - £120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £170
Flights from Dublin to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55 - £210
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20 - £130
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25 - £120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £190
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £190
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85 - £280
Train operators
- 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
- £95 - £230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £95 - £140
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £160 - £230
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45 - £70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45 - £70
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £14
Comuter train
theguardian.com
First class interior
Southern Railway
Train Interior
happyrail.com
Exterior of Southern Railways train
Wikimedia Commons
Train Exterior
Wikimedia Commons
Train Exterior
Wikimedia Commons
Train Exterior
Wikimedia Commons
Train Interior
Wikimedia Commons
London Victoria
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15 - £22
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15 - £35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15 - £22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22 - £35
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9 - £16
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9 - £16
180 Adelante Train Exterior
Wikipedia
360 Desiro Train Exterior
Wikipedia
Class 158 Train Interior
Flickr
Class 222 Train Exterior
Wikipedia
Standard Class interior
Wikipedia
EMT Train Exterior
Wikipedia
EMT Train Exterior
Wikimedia Commons
1st class EMT Interior
Wiki Commons
Ticket vending machine
BBC
London St. Pancras
Wikipedia
Class 222 Meridian at St Pancras
Wikipedia
King's Cross
Wiki
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 141 555 0888
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60 - £80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210 - £230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60 - £80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240 - £280
Sleeper coach at Euston station
Colin MacInnes
Class 73 Electro-diesel in Caledonian Sleeper livery at Fort William Station
IanKMantel
Electric locomotive
Train Photos
Suite in a Mark 5 sleeping car
Peter Mugridge
Sleeping cabin in a Mark 3 sleeper
Randwick
Saloon of a Mark 2 seated coach
Alfie Pates
Caledonian Sleeper Mk5 accessible room set up for twin occupancy
Peter Mugridge
Caledonian Sleeper bar
Ed Webster
Club Car
sleeper.scot
Birmingham International
Wikipedia
London Euston
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60 - £120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60 - £75
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80 - £120
Bus operators
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25 - £35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Ferry operators
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35 - £45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £160 - £175
- On Foot
- £35 - £45
- 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
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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