Dublin City has a lot to offer, either for a short weekend break or a longer holiday; choose from the historical old hotels, all of which have their own story to tell. There are a host of excellent restaurants, bars, and museums in the city.
The gateway to Dublin is via Aerfort Bhaile Atha Cliath, or Dublin Airport, which is 10 km north of Dublin City; you can reach the airport from the city via buses and taxis. Currently, there are plans for an underground railway connecting the airport to Swords and the city centre. You can fly via Aer Lingus, Ireland’s flag carrier, which offers economy and premium economy class service for budget travellers. If you’re looking for really cheap flights, you can fly via Ryanair, Europe’s largest no-frills, budget-fare airline, also based in Dublin. Another way to fly is SkyEurope, a small, budget-fare airline that offers cheap flights to Dublin and mainly Eastern European cities, particularly the Czech Republic. Other low-cost airlines flying routes to Dublin are Clickair (Spain-based), Germanwings (Germany-based), and Flyglobespan (Edinburgh-based).
Though flights to Ireland are merely a short hop across the firece waves of the Irish Sea, this busy route has various operators offering a competitive array of services to airports littered all over the rolling beauty of the Emerald Isle’s stunning countryside.
Since Ryanair fist caught the travelling public’s attention, busy Irish airports have been surfacing and establishing themselves in areas other than the main cities of Shannon, Dublin and Belfast. Galway, Kerry, Cork and Knock now all claim more than their fare share of flights landing in Ireland and it is possible to depart from all over the UK, with various carriers: Ryanair will take you from Bristol to Kerry (and back, if you want!); Aer Lingus from London Gatwick to Knockand Air France will swiftly bring you from London City to Dublin. The latter, being the capital of this charming and welcoming country, is obviously served by the most airlines leaving from more destinations and with the greatest choice of departure times.
There is no longer any excuse not to have experienced the warm hospitality, unrivalled creamy pints of Guinness and all-round good craic of this charming island; flights to Ireland are now incredibly good value and as simple as you can imagine to book. With a mix of national and budget airlines regularly flying, you could be one click away from leaving tomorrow morning for a fun-filled trip. Just imagine that.
The Irish have the best pubs and nightspots for a few rounds of drinks with friends and family. They also have some of the most stunning medieval architecture.
Sample the Guinness and the great 'craic' Ireland is renowned for! Visit Connemara, the Ring of Kerry, the Wicklow Mountains and many more! Choose from a range of stunning locations to stay in, find a castle, ora period house in this quaint yet beautiful country.
The gateway to Ireland is through Dublin via Aerfort Bhaile Atha Cliath, or Dublin Airport, which is 10 km north of Dublin City; you can reach the airport from the city via buses and taxis. Currently, there are plans for an underground railway connecting the airport to Swords and the city centre. You can fly via Aer Lingus, Ireland’s flag carrier, which offers economy and premium economy class service for budget travellers. If you’re looking for really cheap flights, you can fly via Ryanair, Europe’s largest no-frills, budget-fare airline, also based in Dublin. Another way to fly is SkyEurope, a small, budget-fare airline that offers cheap flights to Ireland and mainly Eastern European cities, particularly the Czech Republic. Other low-cost airlines flying routes to Ireland are Clickair (Spain-based), Germanwings (Germany-based), and Flyglobespan (Edinburgh-based).
