TRAVEL INFO

AIR

Many carriers serve Dublin Airport.

FROM OUTSIDE EUROPE

It is often cheaper to get a fare via London, Frankfurt, Paris or Amsterdam (with or without stop-over rights). From the N. America, there are direct flights from:

• Aer Lingus. (Boston, New Yotk (JFK), Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles)
• Continental Airlines. (New York (EWR))
• Delta. (Atlanta (ATL))
• US Airways.
• Air Canada.

FROM EUROPE

The principal European carriers are:

• Aer Lingus. (Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bologna, Dusseldorf, Faro, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Milan, Munich, Nice, Paris, Prague, Rome, Tenerife, Toulouse, Vienna)
• Air France. (Bordeaux, Paris)
• Air Luxor. (Lisbon)
• Air Malta. (Valetta)
• Alitalia. (Milan, Rome)
• Braathens. (Oslo)
• British European. (Geneva)
• City Jet. (Malaga)
• CSA Czech Airlines. (Prague)
• Helios. (Larnaca, Paphos)
• Iberia. (Barcelona, Madrid)
• Lufthansa. (Frankfurt)
• Luxair. (Luxembourg)
• Malev. (Budapest)
• Ryan Air. (Brussels, Faro, Barcelona, Malaga, Paris)
• SAS Scandinavian. Skynet. (Moscow)
• Skyways. (Stockholm)
• Swiss Air. (Zurich)
• Basiq Air. (Rotterdam) Operating from 1 March 2004.

You can compare flight prices using Expedia or Sidestep.

TO/FROM UK / IRELAND

The websites are:

• Aer Lingus. (Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London (LHR), Manchester, Shannon)
• Aer Araan. (Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Sligo, Knock, Isle of Mann)
• Ryan Air. (Aberdeen, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff , Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London (LGW), London (LTN), London (LTN), Manchester, Newcastle, Teeside)
• British Midlands. (London (LHR))
• British European. (Exeter, Guernsey, Jersey, Southampton)
• Air Wales. (Cardiff, Swansea, Cork, Plymouth)
• British Airways. (Bristol, Derry, London (LGW))
• BMI Baby. (East Midlands)
• City Jet. (London (LCY))
• Euro Manx. (Isle of Mann)
• Luxair. (Manchester)
• My Travel Lite. (Birmingham)

NOTE: When booking Ryan Air please read small print. Flights have baggage restrictions (10kg hand luggage (and max dimensions) and 15kg for checked luggage), are only changeable for a hefty fee, are point-to-point (i.e.do not book with connections / check through baggage etc. - even on their own flights), have no seat reservations and have limited catering. Ryan Air flights are not fixed fare and prices vary (from 1 cent to 200 Euro+) - somebody said that Tuesday evening is the best time to book but what do I know! You pay credit card booking fee, taxes etc..

SEA

You can get to Ireland by sea from Wales (Holyhead - Dublin / Dun Laoghaire, Rosslare - Fishguard, Cork - Swansea), from England (Liverpool - Dublin), from France (Cherbourg - Rosslare, Cherbourg - Dublin, Cherbourg - Roscoff) and through Northern Ireland from Scotland. The shipping copmanies are Irish Ferries,   Stena Ferries,   Cork Swansea Ferries and Brittany Ferries. Passesngers need not pre-book normally but this might be advised in July / August. Bicycles are carried for a small fee. There are family tickets from Ireland / UK to avoid tax (tax is per ticket not pax).

TRAIN

Train tickets can be purchased from British Rail and link with the ferries at either Holyhead and Fishguard. You can get details from Irish Rail and Irish Ferries . Irish Ferries offer a boat / rail ticket by zone which can be as low as € 77 return to Cardiff and London .

LINKS WHICH MIGHT HELP WITH UK TRAIN TRAVEL

Central Trains - Cardiff / Birmingham

First Great Western Trains - London - Cardiff

Virgin Trains - Cardiff / Birmingham / London

Arriva Trains - Irish Ferry-ports / Cardiff

UK Train Tickets and Fares - Q-Jump

UK Train Tickets and Fares - The Train Line

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ROAD (BUS)

You can buy bus tickets to Dublin from National Coach Services in the UK. There is a 545 bus service from London Heathrow (LHR) to Holyhead (ferry to Dublin) . You might also want to look at the Eurolines and Megabus websites for travel to and from London (only Euro 39.00 one way).

ROAD (CAR)

Do you really want to drive .... after a weekend of boozing? The ferries are very costly in the summer and, if you want a car, it may be cheaper to rent when you arrive. Parking the car in Dublin may be expensive and you might get the car clamped and/or towed away if you sleep in.

TRAVEL WHEN IN DUBLIN