2Euro ferry Dublin to Holyhead (4euro RTN)

scudzilla · 17-03-2018 1:16am #1

So at 6am Stena are doing their yearly 2euro each way ferry offers for Paddy's day, limited to 10 tickets per sailing so be quick
Sail anytime up to 15 December travelling from Dublin to Holyhead and Rosslare to Fishguard, BUT only 10 of these special sainted tickets are available per sailing and it’s all over on 18 March, so use the luck and get booking!

Here's the link, this is active now, 6hrs before it goes live

https://www.stenaline.ie/stpatricksday/foot

4 quid return!!!

Now i posted this last year and the year before, great idea for a very cheap day out in the summer with the kids....

Getting 08:10 ferry from Dublin, getting into Holyhead at 11:50

Returning on 20:30 ferry from Holyhead, getting into Dublin at 23:45

Suggestion here for ya, i'm from North Wales so know the area like the back of my hand

Get off the ferry and get the train to Conwy, leaves Holyhead at 13:07 and gets into Conwy at 1415

Spend the afternoon in Conwy, visit the castle, go the the smallest house in Great Britain, have a fish and chip dinner on the harbour, then get the 18:25 train back from Conwy, getting into Holyhead at 19:15

Train fare is 15quid return and Conwy really is a beautiful little town, less than 20quid for a day out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc9IwTp9lGU

A few boardsies have done that exact itinerary over the last 2yrs and loved it

coldfire1x · 17-03-2018 1:23am

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scudzilla · 17-03-2018 1:38am

coldfire1x wrote: »

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Offer is live now

https://www.stenaline.ie/stpatricksday

Arthur Daley · 17-03-2018 2:18am

Nice one OP. They are going fast. Booked a day in May. Presume plenty of day parking down around the port, as you haven't a hope of public transport coming in at midnight.

Would have fancied a spin around Portmerion, but don't think the train goes there.

mistersifter · 17-03-2018 3:06am

sorted. thank you!

GIMP · 17-03-2018 3:18am

Thanks op great bargain. Can someone definitely advise where you can park around the port?

wanderer100 · 17-03-2018 3:19am

Anyone know the cheapest way to get from Holyhead to London?? Just wondering in relation to Wireless festival in July

KinnegadKid · 17-03-2018 3:37am

Thank you

wonski · 17-03-2018 3:44am

Just booked 2 tickets for next Saturday, 8 euro

Wasn't planning anything, now I have a plan

Thanks OP

Livefornow · 17-03-2018 3:47am

Great spot OP Thanks

scudzilla · 17-03-2018 3:47am

wanderer100 wrote: »

Anyone know the cheapest way to get from Holyhead to London?? Just wondering in relation to Wireless festival in July

Train would be about 100quid rtn from holyhead, it's actually cheaper to buy a rail and sail and go from dublin to london than it is just a train from holyhead to london!!!!

wonski · 17-03-2018 4:04am

GIMP wrote: »

Thanks op great bargain. Can someone definitely advise where you can park around the port?

Just checked and there is a long term car park, 9 euro per day.

This is getting an expensive trip

scudzilla · 17-03-2018 4:17am

GIMP wrote: »

Thanks op great bargain. Can someone definitely advise where you can park around the port?

As it's Stena you can park right outside the building but parking is VERY limited, maybe 15 spots, if they're full you 'll have to park it at The Irish Ferries terminal, which is a few mins walk from the Stena one

martyos121 · 17-03-2018 4:24am

Nice one OP, booked it to stay in Liverpool for my birthday weekend in August. Even if I end up changing plans it’s only €4 I’ll miss out on, brilliant BA thanks very much.

jimmycrackcorm · 17-03-2018 4:47am

Booked for a Liverpool match, but once I added up the train cost it worked out cheaper to fly so at least now I have a backup if the Ryanair pilots go on strike again.

Absoluvely · 17-03-2018 5:47am

Know if it matters if the names on the tickets are correct?

I could buy some tickets now, speculating about who'd be available to come with me.

HeidiHeidi · 17-03-2018 5:50am

Hurray - thanks OP!

Booked tickets for two dates we have sailing races back from Wales - gives me cheap options for getting there without having to take leave from work

Stupidly (it being nearly 5am) I didn't realise I didn't have to book a return when booking the first one, so if anyone wants a ticket from Holyhead to Dublin on 12/5 on the 2030 sailing, you're more than welcome to it!

Dodge · 17-03-2018 6:15am

scudzilla wrote: »

As it's Stena you can park right outside the building but parking is VERY limited, maybe 15 spots, if they're full you 'll have to park it at The Irish Ferries terminal, which is a few mins walk from the Stena one

We did this trip 2 years ago and found a spot at the Stena Line about 10 minutes before boarding. There were a couple of others too

The vast, vast majority of passengers don’t park there

digitaldr · 17-03-2018 9:21am

I missed a ferry many years back due to roadworks and had the misfortune of having to spend an evening/night in Holyhead. How can I put this politely? It was an absolute sh*thole! Has anything changed?

HeidiHeidi · 17-03-2018 9:29am

digitaldr wrote: »

I missed a ferry many years back due to roadworks and had the misfortune of having to spend an evening/night in Holyhead. How can I put this politely? It was an absolute sh*thole! Has anything changed?

No!

I was there a couple of weeks ago for 10 hours trying to get home before the country shut down (the airport already had, for all intents and purposes). The terminal is a draughty shed basically, and there was literally nothing open. We were lucky that we had a rental car so decamped to a nearby hotel who humoured us for a few hours but then even they kicked us out.

You'd definitely want to be going to Holyhead as a midpoint to somewhere else!

scudzilla · 17-03-2018 9:35am

digitaldr wrote: »

I missed a ferry many years back due to roadworks and had the misfortune of having to spend an evening/night in Holyhead. How can I put this politely? It was an absolute sh*thole! Has anything changed?

I'm from North Wales and we all know that Holyhead is a total kip, avoid whenever possible

Soulsun · 17-03-2018 9:39am

scudzilla wrote: »

I'm from North Wales and we all know that Holyhead is a total kip, avoid whenever possible

+1 on this

Was stranded her overnight as a kid on a family holiday.... Still traumatized

uck51js9zml2yt · 17-03-2018 9:40am

scudzilla wrote: »

So at 6am Stena are doing their yearly 2euro each way ferry offers for Paddy's day, limited to 10 tickets per sailing so be quick
Sail anytime up to 15 December travelling from Dublin to Holyhead and Rosslare to Fishguard, BUT only 10 of these special sainted tickets are available per sailing and it’s all over on 18 March, so use the luck and get booking!

Here's the link, this is active now, 6hrs before it goes live

https://www.stenaline.ie/stpatricksday/foot

4 quid return!!!

Now i posted this last year and the year before, great idea for a very cheap day out in the summer with the kids....

Getting 08:10 ferry from Dublin, getting into Holyhead at 11:50

Returning on 20:30 ferry from Holyhead, getting into Dublin at 23:45

Suggestion here for ya, i'm from North Wales so know the area like the back of my hand

Get off the ferry and get the train to Conwy, leaves Holyhead at 13:07 and gets into Conwy at 1415

Spend the afternoon in Conwy, visit the castle, go the the smallest house in Great Britain, have a fish and chip dinner on the harbour, then get the 18:25 train back from Conwy, getting into Holyhead at 19:15

Train fare is 15quid return and Conwy really is a beautiful little town, less than 20quid for a day out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc9IwTp9lGU

A few boardsies have done that exact itinerary over the last 2yrs and loved it

Did it last year. Great day but definitely cost more than 20 quid!

Have I time for anywhere else other than Conway.?
What's Bangor like?

franglan · 17-03-2018 9:41am

Did you hear about the wastewater disaster in North Wales??? Sh/t got Rhyl!!!!

scudzilla · 17-03-2018 9:45am

Magnolia Melodic Picture wrote: »

Did it last year. Great day but definitely cost more than 20 quid!

Have I time for anywhere else other than Conway.?
What's Bangor like?

My hometown, Llandudno, 2 great beaches, massive pier, the great orme, ski slope with toboggan.
Train stop after Conwy is Llandudno Junction, change there, then a 5min train to Llandudno

20 quid is cost of whole trip, what you spend on coke and hookers is extra

rob316 · 17-03-2018 9:46am

Holy head is a total kip of a place. The nicest part of it is the all the nice cars people have bought and are taking home.

Cloudio9 · 17-03-2018 9:53am

scudzilla wrote: »

I'm from North Wales and we all know that Holyhead is a total kip, avoid whenever possible

According to Eddie Jones the whole of Wales is a kip

minikin · 17-03-2018 9:54am

digitaldr wrote: »

I missed a ferry many years back due to roadworks and had the misfortune of having to spend an evening/night in Holyhead. How can I put this politely? It was an absolute sh*thole! Has anything changed?

Yeah, the roadworks are finished now.

Got this deal last year, Conwy is a great place - weather was fantastic.
Stayed in a b&b over a pub near port in holyhead - a lot nicer that expected. And there's a lidl right next door!!!
(I don't get why people give Holyhead such a hard time... it's a town with a big port in it - of course it's going to be a bit rough and ready.)

PARKING: work on the assumption that there will be no parking at the Stena line terminal in Dublin!!!

Chris_5339762 · 17-03-2018 3:57pm

Holyhead is an absolutely awful town but the rest of the island is actually really nice with some lovely scenery.

I've just booked my €4 deal and will have about 6 or 7 hours to walk to the South Stack lighthouse and back... probably about 10 - 12 miles all said and done with some glorious scenery to boot.

TanyGray · 18-03-2018 9:18am

I agree. Dont ever get stuck in Holyhead. Its like the scene from The IT Crowd where the smokers had to go outside.

uck51js9zml2yt · 18-03-2018 6:55pm

missed out on it this year
last year was enjoyable and the ferry was practically empty on a weekday.

2Euro ferry Dublin to Holyhead (4euro RTN)

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