What is the easiest way to get from Belfast to Dublin?

Question

I want to travel from Belfast to Dublin on 16 Dec, but I can't find any decent train connections (just crazy ones that take 20 hours, with 8 changes). www.translink.co.uk seems to offer a bus service, but where do I buy tickets for that? Are there any alternatives?

Answer 1

The train is usually OK but if you are certain then you can buy a bus ticket for about £4.50 and you get the bus from the bus station

Answer 2

I traveled from Belfast to Dublin last April using the Ulsterbus.  The journey only takes a couple hours.  I think a one-way trip is about $10.00/ 20.00 British pounds.

Answer 3

As far as my knowledge Belfast is on west coast of England and Dublin is the Capital city of Ireland and there is no direct bus or rail root from England.Further you need a passport to enter in Ireland and the best way to go to beautiful city of Dublin is by Air.However you can travel through sea from Liverpool to Dublin which is the shortest way.Of course you have to get a train to go to Liverpool and then to Dublin.Good Luck to you and enjoy Dublin's Hospitality.

Answer 4

you can buy a ticket in belfast

Answer 5

You really must be joking. There is an inter-city train which does the 90 miles in less than 2 hours. And I do believe thare are at least five a day any day. Someone is seriously pulling your leg or are you just trying to wind us up?

just seen David f's answer above. That's my main man. The fuckwits are out in force tonight David. Don't worry we own most of England these days so it may be confusing for them

Answer 6

I find teleporting the easiest - no traffic jams or delays.

Answer 7

and u'v tried Ianrod eireann and bus eireann? i believe u can get any tickets u want online. or maybe u should fly then.

Answer 8

Who is this idiot who thinks that Belfast is in England - and if he has no idea of what he is talking about why doesn't he shut up?

I have just been to the Irish Rail website (irishrail.ie) and found 8 trains on 16th Dec taking about 2 hrs 10 mins......Pretty difficult to cross the Irish sea on a train eh?

Answer 9

Take the aircoach bus from Belfast airport to Dublin airport www.aircoach.ie or check out buseireann.ie as they do buses too.

Answer 10

How about a hire car?

Answer 11

Have you considered flying as an option...much quicker.

Answer 12

cheapest way is to get the bus from outside europa hotel or jurys hotel cant remember which but they are beside each other any way .  cheap and regular.  see the buses about there all the time so hang about some day and ask the driver x

Answer 13

Check Irishrail.ie you can get a train from Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly and it takes 3 hours.

Answer 14

go from europa station on great victoria st r what ever that street is called, in belfast city. on www.buseireann.ie. youl get to dublin in about 3 hours. goes on the hour.