Trains, buses, flights and ferries across Britain and Ireland

NaN routes and 249 operators across 5 countries Every figure on this page is counted off our own network or priced by the engine that answers the search box.

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We sell NaN routes across Britain and Ireland, reaching 315 places in 5 countries through 249 operators 15,732 of them stay inside one country, 392 cross a border inside the region and 8,424 leave it. On the 16 busiest corridors, priced on October 8, 2026, the cheapest fare is €10.07 and the fastest trip is 1h 11m door to door. The median route runs 186 km.

Checked October 8, 2026Priced for October 8, 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

All modes in Britain and Ireland, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 24,548Routes we sell
  • 5,718Corridors
  • 315Places served
  • 5Countries
  • 249Operators
  • 15,732Domestic routes
  • 392Cross border routes
  • 8,424Routes out of the region
  • 186 kmMedian route
  • 11,718 kmLongest route
Door to door

How the modes compare across Britain and Ireland

Every mode measured on the same 16 corridors in Britain and Ireland, priced on October 8, 2026 for one passenger.

Median fare, median door-to-door time and median carbon per passenger, over the corridors of Britain and Ireland where each mode runs.
ModeCorridors pricedFromDoor to doorCO2
Train5€11.881h 20m2.5 kg
Coach8€15.584h 7m6.8 kg
Flight12€127.885h 10m310.3 kg
Routes

The corridors that matter in Britain and Ireland

Ranked by how much service runs, then priced. The country and city pages carry the rest.

The busiest routes we sell in Britain and Ireland, priced on October 8, 2026 for one passenger with every fee included.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Luton to London€10.071h 11m46 km
Nottingham to Coventry€10.071h 20m66 km
Derby to Coventry€10.071h 16m57 km
Coventry to London€11.181h 53m138 km
Paris to London€19.983h 7m344 km
Birmingham to Paris€29.334h 14m502 km
Hamburg to London€40.884h 31m720 km
Prague to London€53.534h 55m1,033 km
Turin to London€97.494h 46m919 km
Mestre to London€119.325h 2m1,128 km
Porto to London€136.435h 18m1,321 km
Málaga to London€171.245h 45m1,679 km
Faro to London€177.735h 49m1,724 km
Tirana to London€191.306h 1m1,892 km
Alicante to Glasgow€198.386h 8m1,968 km
Málaga to Glasgow€214.316h 20m2,129 km
Countries

Countries in Britain and Ireland

Every country in Britain and Ireland we sell in, most routes first.

Routes, places and carriers in each country of Britain and Ireland.
CountryRoutesPlacesOperators
United Kingdom23,364312240
Ireland1,3924184
Jersey921816
Guernsey52133
Isle of Man40107
Booking window

When to book in Britain and Ireland

The same search run at seven lead times across 3 corridors in Britain and Ireland.

  1. €135.253 days
  2. €124.637 days
  3. €97.4921 days
  4. €72.1245 days
  5. €101.0384 days
Cheapest lead time
Across the routes we sampled the typical fare is lowest around 45 days ahead, at €72.12.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 47 percent. At the most expensive point the typical fare is €135.25, 3 days out.
Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km12,67252%Cowes, 15 km
200 to 600 km4,64419%Cardiff, 200 km
600 to 1,500 km2,68611%Brighton, 605 km
Over 1,500 km4,54619%Leeds, 1501 km
Carriers

Who runs it in Britain and Ireland

The carriers with the largest networks inside Britain and Ireland.

  • FlixBus
  • Ryanair
  • American Airlines
  • Wizz Air
  • Turkish Airlines
  • Eurostar
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Lufthansa
  • Air France
  • Eurowings
  • Air China
  • Vueling Airlines
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United AirlineseasyJeteasyJet EuropeChina Eastern AirlinesChina Southern AirlinesWizz Air MaltaRyanair UKHainan AirlinesShenzhen AirlinesSmartwingsTransPennine Express

Where people travel in Britain and Ireland

LondonDublinBristolManchesterBirminghamLiverpoolNewcastle upon TyneDerbyEdinburghGlasgowCardiffLeedsHullBelfastCorkSouthamptonBrentBirkenheadExeterSheffieldReadingAberdeenCoventryLeicesterIslingtonSloughNottinghamBournemouthHigh WycombeSwanseaMilton KeynesCity of WestminsterBradfordBarkingLutonPrestonCambridgeArchwayBexleySouthend-on-SeaBrightonOxfordPlymouthSwindonMiddlesbroughPortsmouthNorthamptonPeterborough

Every way to travel in Britain and Ireland

TrainsFlightsFerriesBuses

Other regions in Europe

Western EuropeNaN routes across 4 countriesCentral EuropeNaN routes across 7 countriesThe NordicsNaN routes across 5 countriesThe BalticsNaN routes across 3 countriesSouthern EuropeNaN routes across 8 countriesThe BalkansNaN routes across 9 countriesEastern EuropeNaN routes across 5 countries

Common questions about Trains, buses, flights and ferries across Britain and Ireland

How many routes does Orlero sell across Britain and Ireland?

NaN routes across 5 countries reaching 315 places through 249 operators 15,732 stay inside one country, 392 cross a border inside Britain and Ireland and 8,424 leave the region altogether.

What is the cheapest way to travel across Britain and Ireland?

On the 16 busiest corridors in Britain and Ireland, priced on October 8, 2026, the lowest fare we sell is €10.07. By median fare the cheapest mode is train, at €11.88 on a typical corridor.

Which way to travel is fastest across Britain and Ireland?

train, at a median of 1h 20m door to door on the corridors we priced. Door to door includes reaching the terminal and leaving it at the other end, which is why it is the only figure worth comparing across modes.

Which way to travel across Britain and Ireland produces least carbon?

train, at 2.5 kg per passenger on a typical corridor in Britain and Ireland, against 310.3 kg by Flight.

When should I book travel across Britain and Ireland?

Fares on the corridors we sampled bottom out about 45 days before departure. Booking then rather than 3 days ahead was 47 percent cheaper on this sample.

How far apart are the places we sell in Britain and Ireland?

The median route runs 186 km in a straight line and the shortest is 15 km. The longest we sell is 11,718 km, from London to Jakarta.

Which countries are in Britain and Ireland?

United Kingdom, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Distances

Regions
A region is a set of countries, and a route counts for it when either end is inside it. Countries are grouped from their ISO code alone, so the map grows with the data and nothing here is drawn by hand.
The sample
Fares, travel times and carbon are measured on the 16 highest ranked corridors in this region, spread across it rather than taken from the top, so the figures describe the region and not its busiest country.
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