There are 11 ways to get from Dublin to London by plane, train, car 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 to London Heathrow • 3h 55m
Cheapest option
Fly to London Gatwick, train • 4h 7m
9 alternative options
Fly to London City • 4h 10m
Fly to London Luton, train • 4h 13m
Fly to London Stansted • 4h 34m
Fly to Birmingham, train • 4h 51m
Fly to Bristol, train • 5h 38m
Fly to East Midlands, train • 5h 19m
Car ferry, train • 8h 24m
Car ferry, train via Birmingham • 11h 10m
Car ferry, drive • 8h 18m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to London is to fly which costs €35 - €200 and takes 4h 34m.
The quickest way to get from Dublin to London is to fly which costs €45 - €250 and takes 3h 55m.
The distance between Dublin and London is 289 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin to London without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 8h 24m and costs €140 - €450.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Dublin to London, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 20m.
British Airways and Aer Lingus offer flights from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
There are 6102+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Dublin to Dublin Airport is to line 703 bus which takes 13 min and costs €7 - €10.
- Distance: 288.7 miles
- Duration: 3h 55m
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and London, England?
Aer Lingus and British Airways fly from Dublin to London Paddington hourly.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £13 - £230
Flights from Dublin to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £13 - £230
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £8 - £130
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £8 - £130
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £10 - £120
Flights from Dublin to East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £8 - £140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £270
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £300
Flights from Dublin to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £390
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23 - £240
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £270
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £300
Flights from Dublin to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £390
Flights from Dublin to London City via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £390
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23 - £240
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75 - £650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £15 - £180
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £13 - £17
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £23
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £20
- Off-Peak Single
- £11 - £17
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £15 - £23
Train from East Midlands Parkway to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £55 - £85
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £25 - £45
- Off-Peak Single
- £45 - £70
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £55 - £85
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £140
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95 - £340
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £95 - £130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £250 - £340
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39 - £44
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single/Anytime Advance
- £7 - £11
- Anytime Day Single
- £39 - £44
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40 - £55
- Website
- First Great Western Service
- Anytime Day
- £40 - £55
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £70 - £100
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75 - £110
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 345 600 5165
- Website
- chilternrailways.co.uk
Train from Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50 - £75
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
- Advance Single
- £28 - £40
- Anytime Day Single
- £50 - £75
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £31
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Car
- £100 - £120
- On Foot
- £28 - £31
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Stena Line
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