There are 9 ways to get from Ireland to Cherbourg by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUB - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
9h 21m€138–370Ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry Dublin Ferryport B+I-Cherbourg
19h 44m€102–602Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane DUB - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
10h 16m€102–355Fly to Bristol Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DUB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
13h 51m€111–636Fly to Guernsey Airport, ferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane DUB - GCI
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourgferry
10h 45m€250–432Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Le Manstrain
- Take the train from Le Mans to Caentrain
- Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain
11h 36m€134–374Fly to Jersey Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane DUB - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the train from Granville to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain
11h 41m€119–346Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
20h 11m€154–866Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Leeson Street Upr to Wexford Stnbus 740 / ...
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
22h 44m€105–541
Ireland to Cherbourg by tram, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Cherbourg is to ferry which costs €100 - €600 and takes 19h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Cherbourg is to fly and train which takes 9h 21m and costs €130 - €370.
No, there is no direct ferry from Ireland to Cherbourg. However, there are services departing from Dublin Ferryport B+I and arriving at Cherbourg via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 44m.
The distance between Ireland and Cherbourg is 1212 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Cherbourg without a car is to ferry which takes 19h 44m and costs €100 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Ireland to Cherbourg, including transfers.
There are 663+ hotels available in Cherbourg.
What companies run services between Ireland and Cherbourg, Normandy, France?
Irish Ferries operates a ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg 3 times a week. Tickets cost €100–600 and the journey takes 18h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Granville to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
Bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Schedules at
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Bus from Leeson Street Upr to Wexford Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–850
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–500
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €75–120
- Passenger Car
- €95–500
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