Travel between Ireland and UK

loopylucy

I am just on here to confirm that Garda ID is sufficient ID to travel from Ireland to UK? And to ask, can my 1year old son travel without ID or do I need to order him a passport????????
Thanks in advance.........

Benedict XVI

It all depends on how you are getting there.
Check your airlines terms and condition to see what ID they require for checkin. The same is true if your a taking a ferry.
Your garda ID may not be sufficent

Iris citizens do not require a passport to travel to the UK but you do need the form of ID that is accepted by your carrier to get there and back.

BC

If you are flying check the airlines website to see what they accept.

netwhizkid

I would be very surprised if Gardai ID was acceptable for travel between ireland and the UK especially if flying Ryanair.

I thought those Id's were only for getting served drink if you were asked. Although I showed it in a Bar in New York last year and was asked if I was with the Irish Department of Justice, I said yes, checking out ways of enforcing the smoking ban over here.

As others have said check with your carrier whether it be ferry or airline. Photo ID is usually required but I am not sure if Gardai ID is classified as Photo ID despite it having your mugshot on it.

I don't have a clue about your 1 year old son but if you had a passport, children can travel on their parents passports up to the age of 16 within the EU. However they need their own passport for travel to the United States and areas outside the EU. Best bet is ask your travel agent, you don't even have to buy off them only ring em up and enquire.

kensutz

Garda Id is of no use. It has to be passport, drivers license or a government issue id.

LordSutch

Depends what Region of the UK you are travelling to & how you plan to travel . . . .

Obviously if you are flying to any airport in Britain you need your passport, & all the usual checks should be expected please take off your shoes Sir etc . . . But if you travel by ferry from Ireland to Britain then security is slightly less strict, as I have recently discovered (No passport required Sir) but it is advisable to carry some form of ID just in case!

If you happen to cross the border into the UK then you need only be on the ball if travelling by train, as two Nigerian passengers recently found out, much to their dismay (I presume they were trying to enter the Republic the easy way)? and they were marched off the train at Dundalk Station by the Gardai.

lasno

It does not matter what part of the Uk you are travelling from or to.
Irish and Uk citizens do not require passports to travel between the two countries. It is advisable however to carry an acceptable form of photo ID.
This can be a passport, a driving licence with photo, an international student card, a national ID card, a bus pass with photo, a Garda ID with photo, a work ID with photo.

However if you are travelling with Ryanair and you use the online check in facility then you must present a valid passport at security and boarding gate.
If checking in at airport a driving licence is sufficient.

www.oasis.gov.ie/moving_country/moving_abroad/common_travel_area_between_ireland_and_the_

John R

lasno wrote:

It does not matter what part of the Uk you are travelling from or to.
Irish and Uk citizens do not require passports to travel between the two countries. It is advisable however to carry an acceptable form of photo ID.
This can be a passport, a driving licence with photo, an international student card, a national ID card, a bus pass with photo, a Garda ID with photo, a work ID with photo.

By law UK or Irish citizens need not carry any ID. However all other nationalities (including EU) are required to present passports. Also the onus is on the person to prove their UK or IRL nationality so some form of ID is advisable, particularly if one does not appear to be British/Irish.

The right accent helps too, For many years the standard procedure for people entering Ireland at sea ports was a large GNIB officer asking passengers what nationality they were. A loud Oiirish in dublin accent while walking past always did the trick.

[QUOTE+ArthurF]If you happen to cross the border into the UK then you need only be on the ball if travelling by train, as two Nigerian passengers recently found out, much to their dismay (I presume they were trying to enter the Republic the easy way)? and they were marched off the train at Dundalk Station by the Gardai.[/QUOTE]

They have been known to take people off the cross-border bus services too, particularly the Belfast to Dublin route. Both BusEireann and Aircoach have been targeted for illegal immigrants. It is apparently a popular method of entry.