There are 9 ways to get from Ireland to Bolton by plane, train, car ferry, car, ferry, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dublin Airport to Liverpool, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
4h 13m£38–145Tram to Dublin Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take the tram from Tallaght to Red Cowtram
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
4h 25m£30–130Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Boltoncar
7h 47m£36–310Ferry, train via Newton-le-Willows Interchange
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry Dublin Ferryport B+I-Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to Newton-le-Willowstrain Holyhead - Manchester Airport / ...
10h 12m£104–254Fly Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
4h 18m£33–185Fly Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SNN - MAN
4h 46m£35–184Train 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 Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
5h 36m£50–145Fly Cork Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
5h 6m£44–210Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain Holyhead - Manchester Airport / ...
8h 48m£71–118
Ireland to Bolton by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Bolton is to tram and fly which costs £30 - £130 and takes 4h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Bolton is to fly and train which takes 4h 13m and costs £35 - £150.
The distance between Ireland and Bolton is 198 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Bolton without a car is to ferry and train via Newton-le-Willows Interchange which takes 10h 12m and costs £100 - £260.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Ireland to Bolton, including transfers.
There are 3595+ hotels available in Bolton.
What companies run services between Ireland and Bolton, England?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–130
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £20–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 00353 1 4614911
- [email protected]
- Website
- Luas
Tram from Tallaght to Red Cow
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Luas
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–272
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £139
- Car&Adult
- £272
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
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