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

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    #32
    lulu1
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    AgileMyth wrote: »
    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.

    Who rattled your cage????????


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    #33
    Archeron
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    By camel, tis the season after all. Just make sure to bring a Frankenstein film, a box of Terry's all gold and a blur CD.


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    #34
    Tearin It Up
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    Why in the holy name of God would anyone want to torture themselves with that amount of travel?

    The UK, ferry, then get to Belfast or Dublin. Followed by how many more hours on a bus to Donegal.


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    #35
    Sh1tbag OToole
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    There are other ferries that the OP left out

    Fishguard to Rosslare, train all the way up to Derry, or take the bus to Limerick and then up to Donegal

    Heysham to Warrenpoint, not sure if they take foot passengers

    Campbelltown to Ballycastle (if you have a good way of getting to Campbeltown that I don't know about)


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    #36
    Mint Sauce
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    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!

    :)

    How classy will the bus connection be from Dublin Port to Connolly? Plus, Irish Trains dont do a connecting service with the ferry, unlike at Holyhead.


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    #37
    Mint Sauce
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    Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »
    There are other ferries that the OP left out

    Fishguard to Rosslare, train all the way up to Derry, or take the bus to Limerick and then up to Donegal

    Heysham to Warrenpoint, not sure if they take foot passengers

    Campbelltown to Ballycastle (if you have a good way of getting to Campbeltown that I don't know about)

    So change in limerick, and possibly in Galway, and Sligo as well?


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    #38
    Tail Docker
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    Easy peasy - Just take the North Essendon Ferry direct to Gweedore. It's only a five hour journey.*












    *may be fictional..


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    #39
    This Fat Girl Runs
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    This summer I took the train/ferry from London to Belfast. It was a long day of travel but also really fun and it was lovely to see so much of the UK, when I'd previously only ever been in London. It was 12 hours from start to finish. We spent one night in Belfast then back home to Dublin by bus.


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    #40
    Sh1tbag OToole
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    Mint Sauce wrote: »
    So change in limerick, and possibly in Galway, and Sligo as well?

    No need to change in sligo.

    Hmm I wonder is that way actually still possible.


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    #41
    Mint Sauce
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    Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »
    No need to change in sligo.

    Hmm I wonder is that way actually still possible.

    Well its atleast a 10-15 minute break.


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    #42
    Sh1tbag OToole
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    Mint Sauce wrote: »
    Well its atleast a 10-15 minute break.

    Enough for you to get a bag of taytos


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    #43
    BMJD
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    So what are you smuggling, op?


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    #44
    Donkey Oaty
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    One thing we've all overlooked: there are occasional cruises that have UK ports and Killybegs on their itinerary.

    Great for people who have huge amounts of money and time, hate planes/trains/buses/cars and don't mind spending just a day in Donegal.


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    #45
    The Moldy Gowl
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    Why can't they just fly to knock or Dublin and get the bus or train? Would cost less??


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    #46
    KungPao
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    Did I miss something? Why wont/cant he fly?


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    #47
    dd972
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    Train from Euston to Glasgow as a back up plan,( half of Glasgow's from Donegal ) :)


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    #48
    Tail Docker
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    dd972 wrote: »
    Train from Euston to Glasgow as a back up plan,( half of Glasgow's from Donegal ) :)

    Yeah, but Glasgow has Ebola..


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    #49
    Egginacup
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    donegaLroad wrote: »
    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..


    Have the entire county of Donegal come to YOU


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    #50
    Avada
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    Portkey


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    #51
    Xenophile
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    A pleasant variation when you have no time restraints and want to see different and beautiful parts of Ireland

    Take train to Fishgaurd
    Boat to Rosslare
    Bus to Waterford
    Train or bus from Waterford to Galway
    Bus from Galway to Donegal

    The Forum on Spirituality has been closed for years. Please bring it back, there are lots of Spiritual people in Ireland and elsewhere.



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    #52
    Capt'n Midnight
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    another +1 for seat61

    you can do bus from victoria coach station. You have to check in for the bus an hour before travel at 5 or 6 in the evening it's jammers, sardine city, and when you get on the bus it's a 12 hour journey at night so you don't see much http://eurolines.co.uk/ = https://eurolines.buseireann.ie/

    Train is much better and faster. Difference in price is probably less than you'd speed on service station food on the bus. Go in the morning on the Virgin train if you can,


    there's also Megabus http://uk.megabus.com/England%20to%20Ireland.aspx


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    #53
    caustic 1
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    AgileMyth wrote: »
    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.

    Fcuk off with the assumptions.:mad:


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    #54
    Beefy78
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    My Grandparents used to live in Harwich. It is a fair trek from there to London - at least one change, then across from Liverpool Street over to wherever your bus is. With luggage, I assume. Sounds like hell and will be no cheaper than flying when you factor in the UK rail fare - unless you go Sailrail.


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    #55
    HeidiHeidi
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    Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »
    There are other ferries that the OP left out

    Fishguard to Rosslare, train all the way up to Derry, or take the bus to Limerick and then up to Donegal

    Heysham to Warrenpoint, not sure if they take foot passengers

    Campbelltown to Ballycastle (if you have a good way of getting to Campbeltown that I don't know about)

    Is that Campbelltown on the Mull of Kintyre? Most depressing town I've ever had the misfortune to spend a night in :eek:

    If it were me (and I didn't, mysteriously, object to flying), I'd do a night train to Glasgow, and fly direct to Donegal airport - cutest airport in the whole wide world!


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    #56
    The Bould Rabbit
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    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
    donegaLroad wrote: »
    this is great, never new it existed.. they should advertise this more, thanks again

    It is indeed a great site, however he is incorrect about this in option one - "One ticket covers the whole journey from any station in Britain to Belfast or any station in Northern Ireland."

    Unless you plan on walking from Dublin Ferryport to Connolly Station, its going to cost you extra for that leg. So its worth having a few euro on you, (worth noting as this is essentially a journey between two cities not in the Eurozone).

    This is a real bugbear of mine and a poor first impression a lot of visitors to Ireland are met with.


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    #57
    Chickentown
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    roadsmart wrote: »
    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?

    Why does the Lpool-Dub ferry take 8 hours, when the Holyhead-Dub takes 3.5 hours? There does not seem to be much difference distance wise.


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    #58
    saywhatyousee
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    Get the £30 sail rail from London to sligo and then get a bus to donegal. Probaly the cheapest and most comfortable way


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    #59
    Mint Sauce
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    Chickentown wrote: »
    Why does the Lpool-Dub ferry take 8 hours, when the Holyhead-Dub takes 3.5 hours? There does not seem to be much difference distance wise.

    Not a lot. Its only twice the distance.

    :rolleyes:


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    #60
    jjbrien
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    Theres no ferry from Birkenhead to Liverpool no more only P&O from Liverpool port to Dublin which doesnt take foot passengers
    Id say do the ferry from Birkenhead to Belfast and do a night crossing with a cabin get a good nights sleep and wake up in belfast in the am. Then take a bus from Belfast to Leterkenny


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    saywhatyousee wrote: »
    Get the £30 sail rail from London to sligo and then get a bus to donegal. Probaly the cheapest and most comfortable way
    £30 ?

    love to know where you got that fare


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