There are 11 ways to get from Ireland to West Midlands by train, plane, car ferry, car, ferry, or tram
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BHD - BHX
4h 30m£57–170Tram to Dublin Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Take the tram from Tallaght to Red Cowtram
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
4h 24m£27–113Car 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 West Midlandscar
8h 45m£51–334Ferry, train via Shrewsbury
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
10h 40m£81–167Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BFS - BHX
4h 53m£45–139Fly Dublin Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
5h 9m£53–185Fly Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
4h 12m£35–203Train 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 Liverpool South Parkway to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
6h 33m£70–206Fly Dublin Airport to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane DUB - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
5h 54m£50–158Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
9h 22m£69–156Ferry, train via Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain
10h 48m£109–267
Ireland to West Midlands by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to West Midlands is to tram and fly and train which costs £27 - £120 and takes 4h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to West Midlands is to fly which takes 4h 12m and costs £35 - £210.
The distance between Ireland and West Midlands is 302 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to West Midlands without a car is to ferry and train via Shrewsbury which takes 10h 40m and costs £80 - £170.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Ireland to West Midlands, including transfers.
There are 3337+ hotels available in West Midlands.
What companies run services between Ireland and West Midlands, Sandwell, England?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand 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
- £15–279
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £40
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £143
- Car&Adult
- £279
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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