Tight connection from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 at DUB

Masala

Hi arriving into Dublin with Ryanair but need to get across to Aer Lingus in Terminal 2 I a hurry.

Have I to exit the arrivals hall in T1???? As I don't want to clear security again in T2

Also... I will not have an Aer Lingud boarding card either... Can I download to my iPhone ?? Again don't want to go out landslide to collect same.

Many thanks

Locker10a

If you are not checking in any luggage, just hand luggage then you can download the aerlingus app and get your boarding pass from that.
When you arrive from your ryanair flight you should be able to follow the signs for flight connections and I don't think you need to clear security again, certainly I didn't last time I connected in DUB but that was years ago.

Masala

Locker10a wrote: »

If you are not checking in any luggage, just hand luggage then you can download the aerlingus app and get your boarding pass from that.
When you arrive from your ryanair flight you should be able to follow the signs for flight connections and I don't think you need to clear security again, certainly I didn't last time I connected in DUB but that was years ago.

No bags... Just hand luggage.

Got the Aer Lingus app downloaded and got checked in online. So hopefully I can stay airside !!!

Locker10a

Masala wrote: »

Locker10a wrote: »

If you are not checking in any luggage, just hand luggage then you can download the aerlingus app and get your boarding pass from that.
When you arrive from your ryanair flight you should be able to follow the signs for flight connections and I don't think you need to clear security again, certainly I didn't last time I connected in DUB but that was years ago.

No bags... Just hand luggage.

Got the Aer Lingus app downloaded and got checked in online. So hopefully I can stay airside !!!

How long do you have between flights ?

deaddonkey15

How much time do you have between flights?

The Veteran

It depends on the time of day. The flight connections door at baggage belt 1 in T1 closes at 13:00 daily; after that you have to go landside but don't walk to T2, simply go up to T1 Departures and go through security again. By the way, even if T1 Flight Connections is open, you have to do re-screen.

By the way the thread title says transfer from 2 to 1; your initial question references transferring from 1 to 2.

Depending on what Gate your Aer Lingus flight is departing from you may find your departing from a 300 Gate which in most peoples' minds are in T1. Also, if your Aer Lingus flight is with Stobart you need to know there are two buses to each flight, one at departure time less 30 minutes and the second at departure less 15 minutes.

Masala

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

How much time do you have between flights?

Arrive at 1725. Depart at 1830

Soddy... Arrive T1 and depart T2

Locker10a

Masala wrote: »

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

How much time do you have between flights?

Arrive at 1725. Depart at 1830

Soddy... Arrive T1 and depart T2

So considering Aer Lingus close the gate 25 mins before departure(short haul flight) Longhaul flights its 30-40 mins you have about 30 mins from landing to get to your new boarding gate, which, while tight, should technically be fine provided all is on-time!
Do you mind us asking where the flights are too/from? Is it a transatlantic flight you're catching ?

Noxegon

Masala wrote: »

Arrive at 1725. Depart at 1830

Soddy... Arrive T1 and depart T2

I wouldn't try that. If everything goes well you might just about manage it, but if your Ryanair flight is even slightly late you're snookered.

As others have noted Flight Connections will be closed, so you will have to:

a) Clear passport control
b) Exit airside
c) Clear security again (you can do that in terminal one, it's not a problem)
d) Get to your gate by 18:05 at the very latest.

Good luck.

LXFlyer

It is clearly a short haul flight if it is departing at 18:30.

But allowing 65 minutes to transfer, using separate tickets with no protected transfer is the height of insanity. If the Ryanair flight is late for any reason you will miss the Aer Lingus one and have to fork out for a brand new ticket.

As above, the transfer route will be shut, and you will have to exit airside arrivals via customs and re-enter departures via security.

Far far too risky.

ninebeanrows

You'll be grand. Will be a bit tight but flights often only finish boarding around the scheduled take off time or after. This is granted you have no luggage in the hold by the way.

Also security is usually swift in T2, shouldnt take more than 5mins. (ALTHOUGH, maybe quicker going through security again in T1 and walking to T2 airside, there is a hallway connecting the two terminals)

Also Aerlingus are generally good with putting you on a different flight, they won't rip you off like some other airlines.

Good luck with it and let us know how it goes.

lawred2

Masala wrote: »

Arrive at 1725. Depart at 1830

Soddy... Arrive T1 and depart T2

loads of time

ninebeanrows

If you give us the flight number, you can check back on flightradar24 logs and see when the flight usually takes off.

The_Wanderer

lawred2 wrote: »

loads of time

I wouldn't do it for sure! Way too tight on separate tickets, if inbound flight is late there is NO RECOVERY time.

LXFlyer

Weathercheck wrote: »

You'll be grand. Will be a bit tight but flights often only finish boarding around the scheduled take off time or after. This is granted you have no luggage in the hold by the way.

Also security is usually swift in T2, shouldnt take more than 5mins. (ALTHOUGH, maybe quicker going through security again in T1 and walking to T2 airside, there is a hallway connecting the two terminals)

Also Aerlingus are generally good with putting you on a different flight, they won't rip you off like some other airlines.

Good luck with it and let us know how it goes.

Aer Lingus won't put him on a different flight as the two flights are on separate tickets - there is no interlining.

Therefore if his first flight is late then he forfeits the second ticket and will have to book a completely new flight.

Tenger

As above, if FR are on time or even at gate ahead of time then you will be OK.
If you get out to baggage hall quickly you will be OK.
If you check-in online and get boarding pass on phone you will be OK.
If you emerge in T1 arrivals, go right upstairs and go thru T1 security and its not busy you will be grand (no point wasting 5-10 mins going laterally)
If you get to your gate without 10 of leaving security you will be OK.

Download DUBHUB app, it gives gate info for you flight, designed to help transfer pax. So as you queue for security you can check the gate for your flight.

As above, the possible problem will be the arrival time of the Ryanair inbound.

Idbatterim

you could always pay the E8 for the security fasttrack...

Simon Gruber Says

Idbatterim wrote: »

you could always pay the E8 for the security fasttrack...

I did that once and got stuck behind a big family with a load of kids. Took even longer than if I hadn't bothered. So its not guaranteed.

Idbatterim

yeah I paid it before on a Friday evening, about 5pm flight, thought it would save a lot of time, it usually does, there was no q in regular one either. Flying tomorrow at 7:30am, just bought it, there is no guarantee it will save any time as you say... If it saves 20-30 minutes though even every second or third time, its more than worth it in my opinion...

ninebeanrows

lxflyer wrote: »

Aer Lingus won't put him on a different flight as the two flights are on separate tickets - there is no interlining.

Therefore if his first flight is late then he forfeits the second ticket and will have to book a completely new flight.

I have been accommodated on a different flight after missing a flight for just 40GBP. They didn't ask for me to pay the difference in fare etc.

Now this was a busy LHR-DUB route with lots of flights.

markpb

Simon Gruber Says wrote:

I did that once and got stuck behind a big family with a load of kids. Took even longer than if I hadn't bothered. So its not guaranteed.

They have dedicated family gates in both terminals now.

The Veteran

Provided you have your boarding pass and don't need to check a hold bag; 65 minutes is ok provided the Ryanair flight is on time. 5 mins to get off plane; 7/8 mins to walk to Immigration which will be very quiet at that time; walk out landside; turn right, go upstairs - approx 15 minutes from doors opening on plane. Security will be 10 mins max and then it's a few minutes to Gate.

Carawaystick

Why do flight connections close at all?

Locker10a

Let us know how you get on

LXFlyer

Carawaystick wrote: »

Why do flight connections close at all?

The main flight connections at Dublin are out of/into transatlantic services.

They all finish mid-afternoon.

The number of connections after that would be relatively small (given that there's only Donegal and Kerry domestic flights) and in all probability would not justify the cost of staffing a dedicated flight connection lane.

Masala

Locker10a wrote: »

Let us know how you get on

Wasn't bad to be fair.

Landed with Ryanair ahead of time....they have it listed at 1730 but we landed at 1720 without the bugle thank god!! As they park clos eto terminal...we walked all the way to immigration and at that later stage there were no queues.

We then followed signs to Terminal 2 passing the baggage belts on our right. At the very end - there was a sign to say CLOSED and to go out to main hall.

We walked all the way to T2 by going through the tunnel that goes slightly outside and straight to the Departures in T2. Again - no security queues here and as it was a domestic flight - we used the Fast-track gate.

All in all - I'd say were were inside air side in T2 at 1800 hrs.

So - not as bad as I expected....all happy that it worked out great.

Calina

Weathercheck wrote: »

You'll be grand. Will be a bit tight but flights often only finish boarding around the scheduled take off time or after. This is granted you have no luggage in the hold by the way.

Also security is usually swift in T2, shouldnt take more than 5mins. (ALTHOUGH, maybe quicker going through security again in T1 and walking to T2 airside, there is a hallway connecting the two terminals)

Also Aerlingus are generally good with putting you on a different flight, they won't rip you off like some other airlines.

Good luck with it and let us know how it goes.

It's amazing but this is not always my experience. Mostly I find security in T2 slow - have generally been faster through T1 the last few times. And above all else I would not rely on boarding finishing around departure time or a bit later in either terminal because while FR often do finish boarding late despite lining people up for boarding before the previous flight has deplaned and thus winding up waiting for ages, Aer Lingus usually don't and they aren't always enforcing a 25 minute turn around so have some scope to get the plane filled and ready for pushback a couple of minutes ahead of schedule.

The Veteran

Flight connections closes because of a range of factors - the biggest airline (by pax volume) doesn't do interlining therefore no FR pax is a "transfer pax"; bar FR (last departure is 21:50) there are no departures except Emirates after about 20:00 so no real need. Transfer tickets are not sold by all airlines that use Dublin (FR already mentioned but others too). Transfers at Dublin are mainly around the US bound flights and the last of them goes around 4pm. A "flight connection centre" needs daa staff to check boarding cards, Immigration\Customs and security staff as well as customer service staff - if the volume ain't there; the revenue ain't there.

The T1 connections "door" closes at 1pm and is really only an attempt to facilitate Lufthansa\Air Canada transfers that come in during the mid morning.

Dublin isn't a real hub - it is a busy Transatlantic airport but after that it's a point to point bus station