There are 11 ways to get from Dublin to London by plane, train, car ferry or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to London Heathrow • 3h 49m
Cheapest option
Fly to London Gatwick, train • 4h 5m
9 alternative options
Fly to London City • 4h 9m
Fly to London Luton, train • 4h 7m
Fly to London Stansted • 4h 33m
Fly to Birmingham, train • 4h 46m
Fly to Southampton, train • 5h 4m
Fly to Bristol, train • 5h 43m
Car ferry, train • 8h 23m
Car ferry, drive • 8h 18m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to London is to fly and train which costs €29 - €150 and takes 4h 5m.
The quickest way to get from Dublin to London is to fly which costs €35 - €200 and takes 3h 49m.
The distance between Dublin and London is 289 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin to London without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 8h 23m and costs €140 - €430.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Dublin to London, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
British Airways and Aer Lingus offer flights from Dublin Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
There are 3636+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £87 per night.
The best way to get from Dublin to Dublin Airport is to bus which takes 13 min and costs €8.
- Distance: 288.7 miles
- Duration: 3h 49m
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and London, England?
Aer Lingus and British Airways fly from Dublin to London Paddington hourly.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £13 - £130
Flights from Dublin to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £13 - £170
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £10 - £120
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £13 - £110
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £13 - £130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £210
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £130
Flights from Dublin to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £260
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £130
Flights from Dublin to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60 - £300
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £210
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £220
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24 - £190
Flights from Dublin to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £130
Flights from Dublin to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £260
Flights from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £130
Flights from Dublin to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £700
Flights from Dublin to Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £18 - £230
- Website
- easternairways.com
Flights from Dublin to Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50 - £300
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £13 - £17
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13 - £70
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Standard
- £13 - £19
- 1st Class
- £45 - £70
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £140
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95 - £340
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £95 - £130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £250 - £340
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Standard
- £30 - £45
Train from Birmingham International to Leighton Buzzard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19 - £28
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Standard
- £19 - £28
Train from Leighton Buzzard to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £17
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Standard
- £12 - £17
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £65
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Day
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £55 - £65
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55 - £120
- Website
- First Great Western Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £55 - £80
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80 - £120
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £120
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Anytime Standard
- £50 - £75
- Anytime 1st Class
- £80 - £120
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29 - £33
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Car
- £110 - £130
- On Foot
- £29 - £33
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Stena Line
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