Ferry Planner

fleck

I want to go from Dublin to the UK , onward to France and back to Ireland from France bringing the car. Is there any website where I can enter these details for dates in august and get back the various options, or will have to do this myself,checking out timetables for each route individually.

Thanks

Fred Swanson

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Del2005

This is nearest to a comparison site I could find for ferries.

http://www.directferries.ie/

Victor

Del2005 wrote: »

This is nearest to a comparison site I could find for ferries.

http://www.directferries.ie/

I think there are a few similar websites. www.aferry.ie

I compiled this list: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=83600068&postcount=33

Alun

Price wise you can get a combined ticket via the Landbridge section on the Stena website Fred Swanson referred to, but the journey planning will be entirely up to you. Don't underestimate the time you'll need to drive from Holyhead to Dover / Folkestone, especially if you end up hitting the area around Birmingham or the M25 anywhere near rush hour times, plus you'll be driving from Mayo as well if you're location is correct. This means you'll probably end up breaking your journey somewhere in the UK on the way there, if not on the way back as well, depending on ferry timings.

Victor

If you don't need to go to Britain, you should seriously consider a direct ferry from Cork or Rosslare to France.

Fred Swanson

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Louche Lad

Del2005 wrote: »

This is nearest to a comparison site I could find for ferries.

http://www.directferries.ie/

Victor wrote: »

I think there are a few similar websites. www.aferry.ie

Also, what's not on those sites is the Channel Tunnel.

Del2005

Louche Lad wrote: »

Also, what's not on those sites is the Channel Tunnel.

Why would a tunnel be on a site for ferries?

Victor

Del2005 wrote: »

Why would a tunnel be on a site for ferries?

It's a direct alternative - you can even bring your car / bus / truck.

Eurotunnel also own a ferry operation.

Louche Lad

Del2005 wrote: »

Why would a tunnel be on a site for ferries?

Was pointing this out for the OP in case he/she overlooked that option.

fleck

cheers thanks for the links/suggestions.
We'll probably go Dublin/Holyhead spend a few days in the UK and then Poole/Cherbourg as it's Brittany & West France we're heading to.

Alun

If you're going to go to Poole anyway for the ferry, you could do worse than just stay around there for a day or two. It's quite a touristy area with lot's to see and do around there ... Poole Harbour, Brownsea Island, Swanage, Corfe Castle, Lulworth Cove etc.

munchkin_utd

fleck wrote: »

cheers thanks for the links/suggestions.
We'll probably go Dublin/Holyhead spend a few days in the UK and then Poole/Cherbourg as it's Brittany & West France we're heading to.

unfortunately theres so many options on the landbridge (not to mention strategies for overnighting in UK and compensating for traffic jams or not) that you need to do a little messing with timetables yourself to figure what suits you.

The only overview website on the subject is in German unfortunately.
If you look at the site through chrome browser you should have an option to translate automatically, and the graphics are self explainatory anyhow.
The prices quoted arent 100% as they differ from what you get when dealing directly with a stena or irish ferries for a landbrige ticket, but they are a fairly good comparison guide at the same time.
http://www.gaeltacht.de/index_N2000213011.htm
EDIT: this interactive map is probably the most useful thing there to get an idea of what ferry connection is best
http://www.gaeltacht.de/index_N2000140011.htm

Victor

munchkin_utd wrote: »

The only overview website on the subject is in German unfortunately.

http://translate.google.ie/translate?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&u=http://www.gaeltacht.de/index_N2000140011.htm

Marcusm

fleck wrote: »

cheers thanks for the links/suggestions.
We'll probably go Dublin/Holyhead spend a few days in the UK and then Poole/Cherbourg as it's Brittany & West France we're heading to.

I did Portsmouth-St MAlo a month or so ago. Overnight ferry (8pm-8am) which takes less out of your journey as you can easily sleep onboard. Large modern boat and the old town in St Malo is beautiful.

BenShermin

Marcusm wrote: »

I did Portsmouth-St MAlo a month or so ago. Overnight ferry (8pm-8am) which takes less out of your journey as you can easily sleep onboard. Large modern boat and the old town in St Malo is beautiful.

+1, I done it three years ago. St Malo has to be the prettiest port I've ever arrived into, the towns of Dinard and Dinan are stunningly picturesque and easily accessible from St Malo.

It never ceases to amaze me the amount of Irish people who holiday in the Channel Islands and they never think about the 1hr40min fast ferry over to St Malo for the day.

Carawaystick

BenShermin wrote: »

+1, I done it three years ago. St Malo has to be the prettiest port I've ever arrived into, the towns of Dinard and Dinan are stunningly picturesque and easily accessible from St Malo.

Roscoff is very pretty also, once you leave the vehicle ferry harbour