There are 12 ways to get from London to Dublin by plane, train, car ferry, bus and ferry or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly from London Heathrow • 3 h 50 min
$77 - $252
Cheapest option
Bus and ferry • 12 h 30 min
$28 - $35
10 alternative options
Fly from London City • 4 h 2 min
$59 - $230
Fly from London Gatwick • 4 h 3 min
$45 - $180
Fly from London Stansted • 4 h 31 min
$51 - $170
Train to London Luton, fly • 4 h 25 min
$40 - $185
Train to Southend, fly • 4 h 35 min
$53 - $270
Train to Southampton, fly • 4 h 49 min
$75 - $263
Train to Birmingham, fly • 4 h 44 min
$65 - $242
Train, car ferry • 8 h 11 min
$191 - $276
Train, car ferry via Chester • 8 h 53 min
$173 - $283
Drive, car ferry • 8 h 7 min
$98 - $128
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Dublin is to bus and ferry which costs £22 - £27 and takes 12 h 30 min.
The quickest way to get from London to Dublin is to fly which costs £55 - £200 and takes 3 h 50 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from London Victoria and arriving at Dublin. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12 h 30 min.
The distance between London and Dublin is 289 miles.
The best way to get from London to Dublin without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 8 h 11 min and costs £140 - £220.
It takes approximately 3 h 50 min to get from London to Dublin, including transfers.
London to Dublin bus services, operated by National Express, depart from London Victoria station.
The quickest flight from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 15 min.
London to Dublin bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Dublin station.
British Airways and Aer Lingus offer flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dublin Airport.
- Distance: 288.7 miles
- Duration: 3 h 50 min
What companies run services between London, England and Dublin, Ireland?
Aer Lingus and British Airways fly from London to Dublin hourly.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $340
Flights from London City to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $500
Flights from London Gatwick to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
Flights from Southend to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $390
Flights from Southampton to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
Flights from Birmingham to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 11 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $340
Flights from London Heathrow to Dublin via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $340
Flights from London City to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 21 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $430
Flights from London City to Dublin via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $430
Flights from London Gatwick to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
Flights from Birmingham to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 13 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25 - $210
Flights from London Stansted to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24 - $190
Flights from London Stansted to Dublin via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $24 - $190
Flights from London Luton to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24 - $200
Flights from Southend to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $30 - $240
Flights from Birmingham to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $20 - $230
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Southend to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $390
Flights from Southampton to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $370
- Website
- cityjet.com
Flights from London City to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $350
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras International LL to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14 - $20
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- [email protected]
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras International to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14 - $20
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $6 - $10
- Off-Peak Single
- $13 - $21
- Anytime Day Single
- $14 - $20
- Anytime Single
- $19 - $28
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18 - $26
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25 - $40
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $100
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $40 - $60
- Anytime Day Single
- $60 - $100
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $240
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $95 - $140
- Anytime Day Single
- $150 - $240
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100 - $170
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $65 - $95
- Anytime Day Single
- $100 - $170
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $80
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $30 - $50
- Anytime Day Single
- $50 - $80
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- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- [email protected]
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- wmtrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $24 - $35
- Anytime Day Single
- $40 - $60
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $16 - $23
- Anytime Day Single
- $30 - $55
- First Anytime Day Single
- $50 - $80
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus and ferry from London Victoria to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28 - $35
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38 - $42
- Schedules at
- irishferries.com
- Car
- $140 - $170
- On Foot
- $38 - $42
- car
- $115
- Passenger
- $41
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $160
- Schedules at
- stenaline.co.uk
- Passenger
- $46
- Small Car
- $155
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