There are 12 ways to get from London to Dublin by plane, train, bus, 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 London City to Dublin • 4h 4m
44€ - 189€
Cheapest option
Bus and ferry • 12h 30m
14€ - 18€
10 alternative options
Fly London Heathrow to Dublin • 3h 58m
38€ - 170€
Train to London Gatwick, fly to Dublin • 4h 16m
34€ - 169€
Fly London Stansted to Dublin • 4h 30m
39€ - 119€
Train to London Luton, fly to Dublin • 4h 37m
42€ - 270€
Train to Southend, fly to Dublin • 4h 40m
42€ - 162€
Fly London Heathrow to Belfast City, bus • 6h 6m
67€ - 275€
Train, car ferry • 7h 10m
145€ - 412€
Train, car ferry via Chester • 7h 53m
144€ - 423€
Train, car ferry via Liverpool • 14h 33m
117€ - 271€
Drive, car ferry • 7h 7m
86€ - 113€
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The cheapest way to get from London to Dublin is to bus and ferry which costs £12 - £17 and takes 12h 30m.
The quickest way to get from London to Dublin is to fly which costs £30 - £160 and takes 3h 58m.
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 12h 30m.
The distance between London and Dublin is 462 km.
The best way to get from London to Dublin without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 7h 10m and costs £120 - £370.
It takes approximately 4h 4m 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 City Airport to Dublin Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 20m.
London to Dublin bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Dublin station.
Aer Lingus and British Airways offer flights from London City Airport to Dublin Airport.
- Distance: 461.9 km
- Duration: 4h 4m
What companies run services between London, England and Dublin, Ireland?
British Airways and Aer Lingus fly from London Bank DLR to Dublin every 2 hours. Alternatively, National Express operates a vehicle from London Victoria to Dublin once daily. Tickets cost 14€ - 18€ and the journey takes 12h 30m.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 250€
Flights from London Heathrow to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 180€
Flights from London Gatwick to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 200€
Flights from London Heathrow to Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 410€
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 280€
Flights from London City to Dublin via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 280€
Flights from London City to Dublin via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 280€
Flights from London Heathrow to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 180€
Flights from London Gatwick to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 200€
Flights from London Gatwick to Dublin via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 550€
Flights from London Heathrow to Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 410€
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 27€ - 170€
Flights from London Stansted to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 19€ - 110€
Flights from London Luton to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 150€
Flights from Southend to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 21€ - 130€
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 10€ - 26€
- Website
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- 10€ - 15€
- Anytime 1st Class
- 19€ - 26€
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 20€
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- 14€ - 20€
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras International LL to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 20€
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- 15€ - 20€
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras International to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 12€ - 18€
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- 6€ - 9€
- Off-Peak Single
- 11€ - 19€
- Anytime Day Single
- 12€ - 18€
- Anytime Single
- 17€ - 25€
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 19€ - 28€
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 110€ - 380€
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- 110€ - 150€
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- 280€ - 380€
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 260€
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- 75€ - 100€
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- 190€ - 260€
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 130€
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- 35€ - 50€
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- 95€ - 130€
- Website
- tfw.gov.wales
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 70€
- Website
- tfw.wales
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from London Euston to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 95€
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- 35€ - 55€
- Anytime Day Single
- 65€ - 95€
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- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Belfast, Europa Bus Centre to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 13€ - 16€
- Website
- Dublin Coach
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
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 18€
- Website
- National Express
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- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 33€ - 37€
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Car
- 120€ - 140€
- On Foot
- 33€ - 37€
- car
- 100€
- Passenger
- 35€
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 140€
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- 40€
- Small Car
- 134€
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Bootle to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 170€
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger & Car Saver
- 113€
- Passenger & Car Flexi
- 169€
- Overnight Cabin
- 45€
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