Flights from Dublin Airport
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Domestic flights (excluding Northern Ireland)
Internal flights are available from the airlines listed below:
The Irish capital has a good range of internal links, especially on flights between Dublin and Cork, where there is competition between Aer Arran and Ryanair, and flights from Dublin to Shannon, where the Shannon Stopover requirement means that a lot of transatlantic flights are routed this way. Flights to many other destinations are often supported by Public Service Obligations (PSOs), as these routes would not be commercially viable without subsidy. The vast majority of internal flights within Eire are operated by the regional airline Aer Arran.
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Flights from the UK
Flights are available from the airlines listed below:
There are currently flights to Dublin from no less than 30 airports in the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) - in fact there are far more British airports offering flights to Dublin than there are which offer flights to London, although this is hardly surprising considering that there are numerous airports in the south and east of England which don't have any need for flights to London, and all five of London's airports have flights to Dublin. The market for cheap flights to Dublin is dominated by Ryanair, but Aer Lingus, who have copied many of the tactics of the no-frills airlines in recent years, still offer plenty of competition from various cities in England and Scotland. Although it is generally true that Ryanair offer the cheapest flights to Dublin, Aer Lingus offer the advantage of using major airports such as London Heathrow and Glasgow International, compared to the more distant facilities preferred by Ryanair. Meanwhile, Flybe offer some useful links to Dublin from airports such as Exeter, Norwich and Southampton. Additionally, Aer Arran have replaced Ryanair on flights between Dublin and Cardiff, after the latter pulled out after failing to negotiate a better deal on handling charges. Aer Arran also operate daily flights between Dublin and Inverness.
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London Heathrow |
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European Routes
After a long-running battle to win a better deal with local airport authorities, Ryanair have embarked on a massive expansion programme of flights from Dublin to numerous new European destinations. The most recent new route announcement has included daily flights to Oslo Torp and Madrid. Aer Lingus still maintain a substantial network of flights from Dublin, including some routes to secondary airports in major European cities such as Berlin (Schonefeld). On the other hand, Ryanair compete with Aer Lingus on flights from Dublin to Málaga and Faro, two airports which the no-frills giants don't seem to be interested in serving from any of their UK bases, essentially because they are unable to get any significant cost advantages over their rivals at these airports. A great deal of Ryanair's recent expansion has been to the new EU accession states, with additional competition on flights to Poland being available courtesy of Centralwings, who offer flights from Dublin to Gdansk, Katowice and Wroclaw.
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Long Haul Routes
Dublin has a good range of flights to the USA, operated by Aer Lingus and a variety of other US carriers, but many of these services currently have to be routed via Shannon. With the expected removal of the archaic Shannon Stopover requirement next year (2007), there is likely to be a host of new direct US flight routes opening up, with these links bolstered further by the fact that Dublin airport gives passengers the opportunity to "pre-clear" US immigration (but not customs) before departure, thus making the tedious arrivals process in the USA a great deal easier. If you are unable to find a direct flight to your final destination from Dublin, then numerous opportunities for onward connections are available through various hub airports, especially New York Newark (Continental Airlines) and Atlanta (Delta). It is generally much better to take connecting flights via a US airport, rather than through London or other airports in mainland Europe because this maintains the advantage of US pre-clearance and avoids pointless doubling back. Outside the USA and Canada, Dublin's long-haul network is poor compared to many other European capitals, but Aer Lingus have started three weekly flights to Dubai, which offers some opportunities for onward connections. Other options are available via airports such as London Heathrow, Amsterdam (KLM), Paris Charles de Gaulle (Air France) or Frankfurt (Lufthansa).
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More suggestions for finding cheap flights from Dublin
Ryanair
Despite frequently complaining about the high levels of airport charges imposed by Irish airport group Aer Rianta at Dublin, Ryanair are by far and away the most prominent airline offering cheap flights to Dublin from the UK mainland. In response to Ryanair's aggressive pricing tactics, Irish national carrier Aer Lingus has gone through a major transformation process, emulating many of the tactics of its younger rival.
Cheap flights to Dublin with other airlines
Although passengers are usually required to book a return flight to get the best deals on Aer Lingus flights to Dublin, the airline does offer the useful advantage of offering cheap flights to the city from major airports such as London Heathrow, Birmingham International and Glasgow. Because Aer Lingus also offers an extensive range of onward connecting flights from Dublin, especially to the USA, they have been able to maintain reasonable prices on their flights from the UK to Dublin, and have even started operating flights from Liverpool in the face of already strong competition from Ryanair.
Although Ryanair dominate the market in cheap flights to Dublin, other airlines can offer a great deal more convenience, either because they fly from more central airports, or offer flights from regional airports where Ryanair don't have a presence. For example, Flybe offer cheap flights to Dublin from Southampton and Norwich (starting in March 2006), and Air Southwest offer flights from Newquay to Dublin.
Alternative airports
There are not really any alternative airports if you are trying to reach central Dublin, although a growing range of flights is becoming available from various UK regional airports to other parts of Ireland. Both Shannon and Cork have recently become opened up to a much wider range of flights from Ryanair and other airlines. Some of the ferry companies operating between the UK and Ireland have also dropped prices in response to the challenge from the no-frills airlines, with rail and sail packages also available in conjunction with some of the services.
Flights to Dublin from airports without a direct route
If your local airport is one of a few which does not offer direct flights to Dublin, the easiest option would usually be to use the nearest airport which does, or in the case of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, to take a connecting flight through either Glasgow or Edinburgh.
Are there any flights from Inverness to Dublin?
One notable exception to the above would be Inverness, from where you might find it easier to take a flight to Belfast, and to then continue on to Dublin by road.
Dublin Airport transfers
There are regular bus connections between Dublin Airport and the city centre, with several different operators competing for your business. Coach links are also available to and from Belfast, and the local shuttle bus also connects with the DART suburban rail service at Howth Junction.
Dublin's public transport network is largely bus oriented, although a tramline has recently started running in the city centre. Intercity railway journeys can be made from either Connelly or Heuston station. Generally, Connolly serves trains heading north and south, whereas Heuston is the terminus for trains to and from the west of Ireland.
Mini Guide to Dublin
These days, the Irish Republic’s capital boasts as many cranes as it does evidence of the fabled craic - signs of an ongoing construction programme sparked by the city’s recent coronation as Western Europe’s fastest-growing urban tourist destination. The Irish economy is on the up and up, and Dublin now exudes a youthful confidence to go alongside the welcoming qualities for which it is renowned and justly celebrated. The city can be typified by two very different “T”s: the cloistered Trinity College, an Irish equivalent to Oxford or Cambridge, and the distinctly less studious Temple Bar, prime pub-crawl territory for stag and hen nights.
Clearly, an area like Temple Bar is not for the peaceable (try St. Stephen‘s Green, the parkland that memorably featured in James Joyce‘s Ulysses, instead), and some maintain that this neighbourhood in particular is nothing more than a shrewdly-constructed tourist trap which, despite the flowing Guinness, offers little of the real flavour of Dublin. Indeed, the city can offer so much more than the black stuff. Culture, for one, in the shape of the Abbey, the country’s national theatre, and the National Gallery of Art. Trinity College combines academia with religious preoccupations, playing home to the Book of Kells, a key New Testament text. And religion dominates entirely at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, last resting place of the satirist Jonathan Swift, amongst others.
History buffs will have a field day at the 13th century Dublin Castle, amongst the Georgian architecture of Merrion and Fitzwilliam Squares, and over in the (admittedly more contrived) Dublinia. Of course, for many, the ever-expanding Guinness Storehouse, an interactive experience tracking the development of Ireland’s favourite export, will provide all the history one might care to drink in. But try also to make time to stop by Kilmainham Gaol, where the leaders of Ireland’s 1916 Rising were executed - an altogether more sobering reminder of this now fair city’s once troubled past.
Dublin Flight News
- Ryanair to axe four routes from Dublin - 17/03/2009
- Cheap flights to Paris with Air France - 04/03/2009
- Aer Arann to replace Ryanair on Blackpool flights - 09/12/2008
Other flights and travel news stories:
- Airlines flout EU law over travel insurance - 02/07/2009
Other useful Dublin travel websites
- Dublin (DUB) Airport Transfers - Find airport transfers with Transfers.net
- Hotels Ireland.com - Specialist booking agent for hotels throughout Ireland, including concert packages for events in Dublin
- Dublin Airport - Official Website
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