There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Lancaster by tram, plane, train, car ferry, ferry, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Tram to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
best- 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
4h 38m£47–158Car ferry
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heyshamcarferry
8h 10m£28–354Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Rhyltrain
- Take the train from Rhyl to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Poulton-le-Fyldetrain
- Take the bus from Booths to Queens Squarebus 42
12h 51m£87–240Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Underpassbus
14h 41mFly 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 Lancastertrain
5h 22m£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 Lancastertrain
5h 15m£49–197Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancastertrain
6h 2m£69–164Fly 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
5h 31m£50–223Fly 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 Bradford Interchange to Prestontrain
7h 35m£50–152Ferry, 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
8h 59m£77–139
Ireland to Lancaster by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Lancaster is to car ferry which costs £28 - £360 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Lancaster is to tram and fly and train which takes 4h 38m and costs £45 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Lancaster. However, there are services departing from Grand Parade and arriving at Common Garden Street via Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Underpass. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 41m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Ireland to Lancaster. 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 10m.
The distance between Ireland and Lancaster is 221 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Lancaster without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 12h 51m and costs £85 - £240.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Ireland to Lancaster, including transfers.
Ireland to Lancaster bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Ireland to Lancaster bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
There are 1256+ hotels available in Lancaster.
What companies run services between Ireland and Lancaster, Lancashire, England?
You can take a vehicle from Dublin to Lancaster via Dublin Terminal 1, Isle of Man Douglas, and Heysham in around 8h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–200
- Phone
- 00353 1 4614911
- [email protected]
- Website
- luas.ie
Tram from Tallaght to Red Cow
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- https://www.luas.ie/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Poulton-le-Fylde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Warrington Central
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Rhyl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Rhyl to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Booths to Queens Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Underpass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £15–278
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £142
- Car&Adult
- £278
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Heysham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–66
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- £66
- Foot Passenger
- £33
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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