There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Carnforth by car ferry, ferry, train, bus, busferry, tram, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry
best- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
8h 15m£28–486Ferry, train via Manchester
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Carnforthtrain
11h 2m£126–297Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Night Stdbus 181 / ...
15h 49m£52–78Tram to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the tram from Tallaght to Red Cowtram
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Centraltrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Carnforthtrain
5h 13m£48–158Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancastertrain
9h 31m£76–126Fly Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carnforthtrain
6h 7m£46–162Fly Cork Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carnforthtrain
6h£49–217Fly Cork Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancastertrain
6h 6m£54–223Fly Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane DUB - LBA
- Take the train from Shipley to Carnforthtrain
7h 40m£42–139Fly Dublin Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane DUB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Lancastertrain
7h 53m£71–206
Ireland to Carnforth by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Carnforth is to car ferry which costs £28 - £490 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Carnforth is to tram and fly and train which takes 5h 13m and costs £45 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Carnforth station. However, there are services departing from Grand Parade and arriving at Police Station via Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 49m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Ireland to Carnforth. However, there are services departing from Dublin Terminal 1 and arriving at Heysham via Isle of Man Douglas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
The distance between Ireland and Carnforth is 177 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Carnforth without a car is to ferry and train via Manchester which takes 11h 2m and costs £120 - £300.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Ireland to Carnforth, including transfers.
Ireland to Carnforth bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Ireland to Carnforth bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Belfast Glengall station.
There are 1635+ hotels available in Carnforth.
What companies run services between Ireland and Carnforth, England?
You can take a vehicle from Dublin to Carnforth via Dublin Terminal 1, Isle of Man Douglas, and Heysham in around 8h 15m.
- 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 Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- 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
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- 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 Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- 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
- 03333 211 202
- 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
Train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Carnforth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Carnforth
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Carnforth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Carnforth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Shipley to Carnforth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Night Std
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- National Express
- 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 Heysham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–192
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Car
- £192
- Foot Passenger
- £51
- 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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