Dublin to Liverpool by train
Travel from Dublin (Ireland) to Liverpool (United Kingdom) by train (219km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train and ferry from Dublin in Ireland to Liverpool in the United Kingdom, please read the following information.
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219 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Dublin to Liverpool, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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1a Travelling from Dublin (Ireland) to Liverpool (United Kingdom)
Travel from Dublin to Liverpool by direct ferry. The journey time is eight hours. The ferry fares start from 28 EUR. Stenaline offers 2 and 4-bed cabins to sleep and as well a restaurant on board for which you can book meals in advance.
To get to the port of Dublin use the bus of "Morton". The bus runs to be in time for the ferry departures. The ferry check-in is 40 minutes before departure.
- bus from the railway station "Dublin Connolly" (trains from Belfast, Wexford, Wicklow): 3,50 EUR, 15 minutes.
- bus from the railway station "Dublin Heuston" (trains from Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee): 4,50 EUR, 40 minutes.
- a taxi is 15 EUR from the city center to the port.
- a foot walk of one hour
To get from the Stenaline ferry terminal to Liverpool main train station, first have a walk of 10 minutes to "Birkenhead Hamilton Square Railway". From there take a train to "Liverpool Central Railway Station".
If you travel by train in Ireland or want to continue your journey by train from Liverpool to another destination in Great Britain, the "SailRail" tickets (combination of train and ferry) might be a good choice. You have to use the ferry connection via Holyhead, for example from Dublin via Holyhead to Liverpool or Manchester for just 41 GBP. These "SailRail" tickets are also available on the websites of the ferry companies.
Find the exact ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
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