Dublin to Holyhead runs about 16 times a day, with the first departure around 06:10 and the last around 20:54. One passenger pays £10.18, every fee included. Services cover 113 km and are run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at £10.18, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026
£10.18
- 37%Moves across the booking window
37%When it runs, leaving Dublin
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:10First departure
- 20:54Last departure
- 16Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:10
20:54
16
100%Departures on 28 September 2026
Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. Times only, no fares.
11:0010:1447h 14m
InterCityIarnród Éireann / Irish Rail7 changes
Dublin Heuston → Holyhead
Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail timetable11:0020:5533h 55m
InterCityIarnród Éireann / Irish Rail8 changes
Dublin Heuston → Holyhead
Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail timetable
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Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £13.96Mon5
- about £11.13Tue6
- about £11.60Wed7
- about £11.60Thu8
- about £10.65Fri9
- about £11.13Sat10
- about £10.19Sun11
- about £10.18Mon12
- about £10.18Tue13
- about £10.18Wed14
- about £10.18Thu15
- about £10.18Fri16
- about £10.18Sat17
- about £10.18Sun18
- about £10.18Mon19
- about £10.18Tue20
- about £10.18Wed21
- about £10.18Thu22
- about £10.18Fri23
- about £10.18Sat24
- about £10.18Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Holyhead. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Holyhead for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Dublin to Holyhead
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £10.1890 days
- £10.1860 days
- £10.1845 days
- £10.1830 days
- £10.1821 days
- £10.1814 days
- £10.197 days
- £11.603 days
- £13.961 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £10.18.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 37 percent. The dearest point is £13.96, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 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 14 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Dublin to Holyhead and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
11:00 → 16:01
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
113 km
107 km as the crow flies, 6% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
1,024,027 → 11,431
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey 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 113 km against 107 km in a straight line, a detour of 6 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
Holyhead is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Holyhead railway station
Most of the points near Holyhead railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Dublin to Holyhead
The questions people actually ask about this journey, 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 Dublin to Holyhead?
Dublin to Holyhead covers 113 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Dublin to Holyhead?
The cheapest fare from Dublin to Holyhead is £10.18, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £10.19. 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 Dublin to Holyhead?
The cheapest way from Dublin to Holyhead is by ferry, at £10.18 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Dublin to Holyhead?
Fares from Dublin to Holyhead bottom out around 90 days before departure, at £10.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 37 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Dublin to Holyhead?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Dublin to Holyhead, at £10.18. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Dublin to Holyhead?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dublin to Holyhead, at £10.18 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 services from Dublin to Holyhead?
2 operators sell services from Dublin to Holyhead across 1 mode: Irish Ferries, Stena Line. 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 Dublin to Holyhead?
Every service we sell from Dublin to Holyhead is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Dublin to Holyhead use?
Services from Dublin to Holyhead by ferry leave from DUBLIN and arrive at HOLYHEAD. Allow about 1h 30m 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 Dublin to Holyhead?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Dublin to Holyhead allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
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.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Dublin to Holyhead on 4 October 2026: 113 km of route against 107 km in a straight line, 16 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of £10.18, and 5h 1m 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 Holyhead a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Holyhead and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Holyhead in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Dublin reaches 247 places in 53 countries on services we hold, over distances from 25 to 12,831 km. Holyhead reaches 1 places in 1 countries, from 107 to 107 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Dublin
- 247Places you can leave for
- 53Countries
- 77Operators
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