Cheapest€36.72
- Ryanair UK RU470910:2254m11:16Edinburgh EDIDublin DUB
Door to door 4h 4mCO2 89.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Edinburgh to Dublin costs €36.72 at the cheapest and takes 4h 2m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 362 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 362 km
- Fastest
- 4h 2m
- Average
- 4h 4m
- Services per day
- 32
- Cheapest
- €36.72
- CO2 per passenger
- 89.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 3m | 53m | 3h 10m | €42.03 | 89.1 kg | 32 |
- 4h 3mFastest, by Flight
- €42.03Cheapest, by Flight
- 89.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 362 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€44.39
- Emerald Airlines EA324606:0453m06:57Edinburgh EDIDublin DUB
Door to door 4h 3mCO2 89.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Edinburgh to Dublin | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €71.53 | €75.66 | €57.96 | €50.88 | €50.29 | €52.65 | €53.24 | €49.70 | €51.47 | €47.93 | €42.62 | €42.03 | €43.80 | €45.57 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €36.72
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Dublin is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Dublin Heuston
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Edinburgh to Dublin
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €37.3190 days
- €31.4160 days
- €34.3645 days
- €36.7230 days
- €44.3921 days
- €45.5714 days
- €53.247 days
- €57.963 days
- €71.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 128 percent. The most expensive point is €71.53, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €47.93Sun
- €42.62Mon
- €42.03Tue
- €43.80Wed
- €45.57Thu
- €49.70Fri
- €51.47Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €50.29Sep
- €38.49Oct
- €34.95Nov
- €34.95Dec
- €33.77Jan
- €31.41Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 362 km against 351 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Edinburgh at 06:04 and the last at 20:44, across 32 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Edinburgh
Rail
- Edinburgh Waverley
- Edinburgh Gateway station
- Edinburgh Park railway station
Bus
- Edinburgh Bus Station
- Halbeath Park & Ride
Air
- EDI
Ferry
- Cruise Liner Terminal
Dublin
Rail
- Dublin Heuston
- Dublin Connolly
- Dublin Pearse railway station
Bus
- Dublin Busaras
- Busáras
Air
- DUB
Ferry
- Dublin Ferryport
- Dublin Port Terminal 1
Landing at DUB after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Dublin
Settled in advance, so the ride into Dublin costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Aer Lingus | €36.72 |
| Emerald Airlines | €38.49 |
 Ryanair | €36.72 |
| Ryanair UK | €36.72 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €23.50 | 64% |
| Taxes | €4.23 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 19% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €36.72 | 100% |
A day in Dublin hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Dublin Heuston
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Edinburgh to Dublin
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Edinburgh to Dublin?
The fastest journey from Edinburgh to Dublin takes 4h 2m door to door, of which 53m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 4m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Edinburgh to Dublin?
The cheapest fare from Edinburgh to Dublin is €36.72, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €55.01. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Dublin?
The cheapest way from Edinburgh to Dublin is by Flight, at €42.03 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 3m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Edinburgh to Dublin?
Fares from Edinburgh to Dublin bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 128 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Edinburgh to Dublin?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Edinburgh to Dublin, at €42.03. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Edinburgh to Dublin?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Edinburgh to Dublin, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Edinburgh to Dublin?
4 operators sell services from Edinburgh to Dublin across 1 modes: Aer Lingus, Emerald Airlines, Ryanair, Ryanair UK. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Edinburgh to Dublin?
Every service we sell from Edinburgh to Dublin is direct, with around 32 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 2m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Edinburgh to Dublin use?
Services from Edinburgh to Dublin by Flight leave from Edinburgh EDI and arrive at Dublin DUB. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Edinburgh to Dublin?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Edinburgh to Dublin allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Edinburgh to Dublin on September 10, 2026: 362 km of route against 351 km in a straight line, 32 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €36.72, and 4h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Dublin a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
What to book in Dublin before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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