How to travel from Dublin to Holyhead

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Travel Information from Dublin to Holyhead

distanceDistance107 km
modeAvailable travel modesFerry or coach
priceTicket price range€39 - €42
cheapestCheapest modeCoach • €39 • 4 h 35 min
fastestFastest modeFerry • €42 • 3 h 30 min
carriersPopular travel companiesEuropean Sleeper or Stena Line

Take a ferry or coach to travel 107 km between Dublin and Holyhead. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are European Sleeper or Stena Line among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or ferry from Dublin to Holyhead.

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from Dublin to Holyhead

How to get from Dublin to Holyhead by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation
ferry

The best way to travel from Dublin to Holyhead is by taking a ferry because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Stena Line
10:15AM3h30
Dublin
01:45PMHolyhead
551One-way
0 transfers
Cheapest
Stena Line
10:15AM3h30
Dublin
01:45PMHolyhead
551One-way
0 transfers
Fastest
Stena Line
10:15AM3h30
Dublin
01:45PMHolyhead
551One-way
0 transfers
Other options
Stena Line
04:30PM3h30
Dublin
08:00PMHolyhead
551One-way
0 transfers
Stena Line
10:30PM3h30
Dublin
02:00AMHolyhead
551One-way
0 transfers
Stena Line
04:30AM3h30
Dublin
08:00AMHolyhead
911One-way
0 transfers

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You can travel by coach or ferry for as low as €39 (€39). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best trip.

Stena Line is a Swedish ferry company that operates a fleet of ferries that provide transportation services for passengers and vehicles across the North Sea, Irish Sea, and Baltic Sea. The company was founded in 1962 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Stena Line operates ferry services between Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway, the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands and Poland. In addition to traditional ferry services, Stena Line also operates a number of high-speed craft and a number of fast craft services.

Travel information from Dublin to Holyhead with Stena Line:

  • Average Duration: 3 h 30 min
  • Cheapest Price: €42
  • Stena Line frequency: 3 a day

FAQs: Travel from Dublin to Holyhead

FAQs: Travel to Holyhead easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Dublin to Holyhead.
FAQs

There are 2 travel options from Dublin to Holyhead: ferry or coach.

The cheapest way to go to Holyhead from Dublin is by taking a coach, which costs on average €39.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Dublin to Holyhead:

Taking a coach costs €3 less than taking a ferry, which costs on average €42 for the same trip.

The fastest way from Dublin to Holyhead is by ferry with an average journey time of 3 h 30 min.

There are alternative travel options to Holyhead that take longer:

Coach takes 4 h 35 min on average.

The distance between Dublin and Holyhead is around 107 km.

The average frequency per day from Dublin to Holyhead is:

  • 3 ferries a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Dublin to Holyhead as scheduled services by ferry or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Dublin to Holyhead:

  • Coaches from Dublin to Holyhead most often leave from Dublin, Airport (Terminal 1) and arrive in Holyhead, Railway Station.

The following travel companies offer services from Dublin to Holyhead:

  • European Sleeper or Expressway Eurolines can take you to Holyhead by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for Expressway Eurolines from Dublin to Holyhead for €39.
  • Stena Line can take you to Holyhead by ferry. If searching for a good deal on ferries, you can find tickets for Stena Line from Dublin to Holyhead for €42.

Yes, there are direct routes from Dublin to Holyhead with the following travel companies:

  • You can find 3 direct ferries per day to take to Holyhead with Stena Line.

Direct services to Holyhead tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.

Many of our customers travelling from Dublin to Holyhead don't make Holyhead their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are London, Liverpool, Manchester or Chester, either of which you could add to your Dublin and Holyhead trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Holyhead to any of these top destinations today!

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