best way to get from London to Ireland (Donegal) without flying

donegaLroad

There are 3 ways I can think of... without the usual AH malarkey..

Train from London Northbound, change at Chester, take train to Holyhead, ferry to Dublin, bus to Donegal.

Train from London to Liverpool, ferry from Liverpool to Dublin, bus to Donegal.

Train from London to Dumfries, train from Dumfries to Stranraer, ferry to Belfast, train to Derry, bus to Donegal.


thanks in advance for any sensible suggestions..

AgileMyth

You would appear to have comprehensively answered your own question.

cloud493

Jump in the sea, Good ole swim will work up your appetite.

AgileMyth

Unless you plan to stay in donegal. In which case buy a car. Preferably a golf gti or you won't fit in.

Don't worry about importing it or paying vrt. Nobody else does up there.

cloud493

OP would you have any objections to spending a few nights in the back of a freight lorry?

Karl Stein

Teleportation but be careful not to have a fly in the mix or your wife could be running around trying to hide the jam and it'd be like that film 'Out of Africa'.

roadsmart

Ferry from Liverpool to dublin is about 8 hours, as opposed to Holyhead swift (90 minutes) or ferry (3.5 hours). Why in the name of Gawwwwwd would you put yourself through an 8 hour winter ferry journey?

punisher5112

Build a raft and sail there or do what they did on top gear and make a pick up into a boat and put a huge oversized engine on the rear.

Thumb a lift all the way for the craic.

Do what they do to get into the country and hide in the trailer of trucks seems to work well with the amount of illegals here.


Cycle and do for charity.


Get a box and get someone to post you.(courier)

Tonyandthewhale

Megabus/bus eireann from London to Dublin (via ferry at Hollyhead). Crawl on your belly the rest of the way like a lowly worm.

lycan238

Hi bus from London (Victoria Station) to Busaras in Dublin timetable 871
Busaras to Donegal via timetable 30.

Times and schedule available on buseireann website

eeepaulo

https://eurolines.buseireann.ie

They go from Victoria coach station to abbey hotel donegal

PhilBill

Swim

Banjoxed

Going to North Donegal (Inishowen and Letterkenny)?

London Euston to Derry via train and boat to Dublin from Holyhead.

Travel first class on the train to Holyhead, club class on the Holyhead - Dublin boat and first class to Belfast on the Enterprise. The trains to Derry are Standard only but don't suck.

Eat and drink your fill on the trains and boat.

Seat61.com will give you the full details of how to do it.

Then taxi home!

donegaLroad

Tonyandthewhale wrote: »

Megabus/bus eireann from London to Dublin (via ferry at Hollyhead). Crawl on your belly the rest of the way like a lowly worm.

I looked into this and it seems to be the most sensible way, approx 12 hours from Lon to Dub.

Its not for me btw, its for relations travelling trans Atlantic on a cruise which docks at Harwick port near Colchester, NE of London. They were asking about alternatives to flying to Ireland.

I think they are much better off taking the train to Stansted and flying to Derry.

Cantremember

Post in AH and request without the usual AH "mullarkey". Who's he?

Spanish Eyes

Quicker to get to New York by the looks of it!

But not if you go by sea. Of Course.

donegaLroad

Banjoxed wrote: »

Going to North Donegal (Inishowen and Letterkenny)?

London Euston to Derry via train and boat to Dublin from Holyhead.

Travel first class on the train to Holyhead, club class on the Holyhead - Dublin boat and first class to Belfast on the Enterprise. The trains to Derry are Standard only but don't suck.

Eat and drink your fill on the trains and boat.

Seat61.com will give you the full details of how to do it.

Then taxi home!

this will probably do the trick, many thanks..

Donkey Oaty

There's also a Liverpool (Birkenhead) ferry to Belfast which takes 8 hours.

Banjoxed

In fact, here's a link to Seat61 giving full details about how to get to the North from London by rail and boat. It's a thing.

http://seat61.com/NorthernIreland.htm#.VJ9VdAA4JQ

donegaLroad

Banjoxed wrote: »

In fact, here's a link to Seat61 giving full details about how to get to the North from London by rail and boat. It's a thing.

http://seat61.com/NorthernIreland.htm#.VJ9VdAA4JQ

this is great, never new it existed.. they should advertise this more, thanks again

cloud493

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

There's also a Liverpool (Birkenhead) ferry to Belfast which takes 8 hours.

But then he'd have to go to birkenhead :eek:

braddun

steal a local donkey, find fishing boat, smuggle yourself aboard and the donkey,when boat docks
jump up and ride donkey home,

if you cant find a donkey find an ass

Donkey Oaty

cloud493 wrote: »

But then he'd have to go to birkenhead :eek:

Fact of the day about Birkenhead from Wiki:

Elvis lived there briefly

Sadly it's Elvis Costello they mean.

cloud493

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Fact of the day about Birkenhead from Wiki:



Sadly it's Elvis Costello they mean.

I was born and raised there, its terrible. Avoid it OP. Swim under it if needs be.

petrolcan

Used to do it with bus & ferry some twenty years ago for about £20

Donkey Oaty

cloud493 wrote: »

I was born and raised there, its terrible. Avoid it OP. Swim under it if needs be.

You are Paul O'Grady and I claim my ten pounds finder's fee.

petrolcan

cloud493 wrote: »

I was born and raised there, its terrible. Avoid it OP. Swim under it if needs be.

Pizza Hut seemed grand.

Highflyer13

The less time you spend in Holyhead the better OP.

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057343174/1

diomed

Why would you want to go to Donegal?

Mickey H

Cantremember wrote: »

Post in AH and request without the usual AH "mullarkey". Who's he?

He's new.

The Backwards Man

Depends what part you're for. West or South go Holyhead-Dublin, North or God's country go over the top.