Holyhead to Dublin - across the Irish Sea with Stena Line
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- čas přidán 20. 10. 2022
- I've flown to Dublin for work reasons on a number of occasions, but I've never gone overland/water and I've also never seen any other parts of Ireland. So to remedy that, I thought I'd have a few days in Ireland and get there on the Stena ferry from Holyhead.
After a wonderful overnight stay in Holyhead, I arrived at the station/ferry terminal excited to be going across the sea, but I bit nervous too, because I do get seasick! As it turned out, the time spent on the Stena Estrid was calm and relaxing. A wonderful way to travel to Dublin.
This marks my first non-railway travel video, so I hope you like the change of pace.
Departure: Holyhead, UK
Destination: Dublin, Ireland
Distance: 109 km / 68 miles
Duration: 3 hrs 15 mins
Cost: Adult ferry single £32.00 (€36,80), bus transfer to Dublin £3.00 (€3,50)
Date of Travel: September 2022
Operator: Stena Line
Motive power: Stena Estrid
If you need to stay in Holyhead, then I heartily recommend Appleby's!
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I'm doing this exact route, exact time and boat on Monday. And on foot. I'm so excited
Excellent! Have an absolute blast. Hopefully the weather will be lovely and you can enjoy the view from the sun deck. The chug into Dublin will be wonderful on a lovely day.
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Johnny I'm really enjoying your videos. Very informative and well presented. I love travelling and I'm just back from a trip to Germany and Austria with a senior Interrail pass. Hope you get lots of new subscribers. You deserve them.
How lovely of you to say such nice things! Thank you so much. I’ll try to keep the quality up with subsequent videos. I look forward to going to Germany and Austria myself, hopefully in 2023.
Nice to see the difference between getting the catamaran versus Stenna line
@@fionakierton1231 thanks, you are welcome.
And thanks too for watching 👍
Nice one Johnny, I was really impressed with the Estrid when I used it - the cabin and atrium especially. I think you may have struggled on my Isle of Man crossing the other day. Boy that was rough!
Yes, I did see those pics of the IoM and gulped. I’ve had some pretty bad outing round the Greek islands, but I think Estrid is a much improved offering. I crossed Belfast-Cairnryan a few days later and it was, luckily, a mill pond.
Thank you, as ever, for the kind words.
Enjoying your videos .. thanks
Thank you 👍
I really want to go over to Ireland and see where my Granny and Great Granny came from (Bray). This video is good a allays my fears for checking in
Also don't forget that you can buy a combined rail/sail ticket from any uk station to Dublin, which costs around £50 each way. You just put Dublin as the destination station in your train ticket app. Quite a cost saving if you live a long way from Holyhead!
This is so helpful for my future trip! Thank you 🌞
Thank you so much for saying so. I hope your trip is as pleasant as mine was 👍
Another good video. Glad the stabilizers worked.
So am I - it could have been messy without them!🤢
I have done that run quite a few times . Either to Dublin , or Dun Laighoire . I found it very enjoyable . Apart from one time when the weather was quite rough . But all in all , a good trip to do .
Yes indeed. I really enjoyed it and I'll be heading back to Ireland in 2023.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting 👍
Great trip! Thank you for this movie 🤗
Thanks! 👍
Very enjoyable video, looking forward to Galway, have subbed after watching this :)
Thank you very much for that. Much appreciated. I’ve just edited Dublin-Galway and it’ll be out on Friday.
Me and my family are making the same trip in a week or so. Nice video to watch ahead of the time.
Thanks! I hope you all enjoy the trip 👍
Thanks for this one, I'll be using the self same ferry and timings in a couple of weeks time.
Thanks Kevin. I'm pleased the video has been helpful. Do report back and tell us how your trip goes!
The big walls at the platform closest to the port terminal seems to have its work complete, last time I was there, there was big plywood walls to the left when you walk on the platform, looks much better already.
It is nice that the little bit of history that the station marks is being preserved.
Sadly the Down Irish Mail (22.00 Euston to Holyhead) no longer runs, nor the rusty tub to Dun Laoghaire. The train used to be electric loco to Crewe for a diesel to Holyhead. When Virgin took over the WCML franchise, rather than pay for a shunter at Crewe to work just for two trains, they used an HST / IC125 set, but this got slated in the press for running diesels under the wires 158 miles Euston to Crewe. So Virgin cancelled the train altogether ! At its peak, 250 of us used to go to Dun Laoghaire to catch a charter train. Or the 08.03 departure from Dun Laoghaire, the Up Arklow, as this was loco hauled.
The tub was the Stena St Columba. After she caught fire in the middle of the Irish Sea, and bobbed up and down for hours in a storm, without power, until she could be rescued by a tug or two, she was renamed Stena Hibernia so passengers would not know it was the same rusty tub !
Yes, the glorious days of boat trains are now mostly behind us. Maybe with a decrease in flying in years to come fast train/ferry links between capitals like London and Dublin will return.
Until then, I will have to do the best I can with what is on offer 😉
Yes, I did Dun Laoghaire, Rosslare, Dover, Folkestone Harbour, Newhaven Marine, Southampton Ocean Liner Terminal, Weymouth Quay, Calais Maritime, Boulogne Maritime, Dieppe Maritime, and the Euston boat train to Stranraer Harbour.
Thanks for this video. I will make the same crossing in 6 weeks time. On internet I found the Ferry bustransfer in Dublin is extended to Dublin Heuston, which is very convenient (one way ticket: €4.50).
Oh yeah, all the way to Heuston is very handy indeed. That's a good change.
Thank you so much for watching. I hope you have a great trip 👍
It has been a long time since I have taken those ferries but I can remember taking a Gangway in Dublin and I am pretty sure in Hoolyhead I walked to the Train, without a bus transfer.
And I also did it a few times without a Passport thanks to the common travel area ... as the song goes, "It's hard to get rid of a union".
Crissing the Irish Sea on a clear night is spectacular. I am not sure if there are any night sailings anymore.
Something weird should always happen when you arrive in Ireland, just to remind you that you are no longer in Blighty.
Holyhead was a short walk from the terminal to the trains, but the ferry is now a little further from the train/ferry terminal building and requires a short bus transfer to enable boarding.
And yes. There's still night sailings. And I think uk citizens still can cross without a passport as the CTA still exists- but I always have my passport with me as ID as "you never know"...
I miss the Holyhead ferries going to/from Dún Laoghaire. You just took the DART or walk to/from the town. No messing about with transfer buses/shuttles. I speak as a foot passenger, though. I suppose it might be better being in the city for people with cars (is it?).
Judging by the bus ride into town, I'd say the Dublin ferry does give drivers a chance to drop on major routes to access not only Dublin but the rest of Ireland. Like you, I miss there not being a rail connection. It is a shame the LUAS doesn't go out there.
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Did this journey the shuttle bus picks up and drops of at George s quay instead of Connelly now
Thanks. That's interesting to know.
...and thank you for watching. Much appreciated 👍
Thanks for the video. Hope to take the ferry in a few weeks. Do you need to pre book the ferry or just show up as a foot passenger?
Thanks! I would say pre-book. Even if it is a day or two. I have not tried just walking up to the desk to buy a ticket but in Feb/March I'm sure they would have space.
If you are travelling from outside Holyhead, then do look at rail-sail tickets as combining them is VERY cost effective. eg Manchester to Dublin £44
All you have to do is put "Dublin Ferryport" as the destination in any train ticket app. If you show the ticket at the Stena desk, they give you a boarding pass.
@@JohnnyHooverTravels thank you. I’m Travelling on a interrail pas! Doing uk and ireland in febr. Will take the ferry on a thursday
@@WINGSANDRAILS Interrail really is a "golden ticket" in the UK. Enjoy!
@@JohnnyHooverTravels thanks
is it a quick check in boarding the ferry? Is 30 minutes gap enough? Thats the earliest train arrive from Chester.
Check in is quite swift. But i strongly suggest you confirm with the ferry company the latest check in time. 30 minutes sounds short, knowing trains can also run late.
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The reason you didnt get asked for ID is because the UK and Ireland are in the common travel area (CTA) so you can travel within the countries without id. Also as you said you get seasick i recommend travel sickniss tablets because they work wonders.
Thanks. I was interested because the CTA is open to only UK and Irish citizens and so I wondered how they would know if I was one without asking for some ID.
wrt to the seasick thing, you are dead right. I took some a few years back when on a small boat and they did do the trick!
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Thank you for this video question can I buy a ticket with my credit card from the driver to go to conolly station? I did not do this when booking for the crossing i will go to Dublin on the 17th of january Thank you
Yes, I think you should be ok. Either that, or buy a ticket from the desk in the terminal before you board the bus. Tbh the driver on my trip was very relaxed when it came to tickets... 😉
@@JohnnyHooverTravels Thank your very much for your reply sir ! i By the way your video helped me how to have access to the ferry it was very helpful, l subscribe right now .l wish a nice day.
I don't understand why the driver did not know his way out of the port, as there is signs showing the way to the exit.
We didn't understand either!
Maybe he didn't know where to go after he left the port
@@JohnnyHooverTravels sounds like the driver was not fully trained on the route, by the company that runs the bus.
their is a train crossing on the exit road u got unlucky
Probably a dumb question, but is there passport controls between Holyhead and Dublin?
More of a curiosity question.
You must have a valid passport and visa if you are not a British or Irish citizen. British and Irish need only proof of ID such as driving licence.
No.
@@JohnnyHooverTravels did they had a I'd check doing your joining
@@Emmanuel20058 You must have a valid passport and visa if you are not a British or Irish citizen. British and Irish need only proof of ID such as driving licence.
Where passports checked on either side ?
No. But I think both sides reserve the right to. And I think you have to show some ID before boarding.
The current uk govt guidelines are as follows:
Ireland, along with the UK, is a member of the Common Travel Area. British nationals travelling from the UK don’t need a passport to visit Ireland. However, Irish immigration officers will check the ID of all passengers arriving by air from the UK and may ask for proof of nationality, particularly if you were born outside the UK. You are therefore advised to take your British passport with you.
For more information about the types of ID you might be asked to present, see the Ireland Citizens Information Board website.
Before travelling, check with your carrier about their ID requirements, as most airlines and other transport providers won’t carry passengers to and from Ireland unless they’ve seen satisfactory photographic ID.
@@JohnnyHooverTravels for this travel, is provisional id valid?
@@lily0661 I am not sure. I'd strongly advise you check with both sides before travelling.
42,000 tons? You mean 4,200 tons I think.
I read it was 41,671 tonnes.
it's definitly 42.000, 4200 would be tiny for a ferry
@Jim Crawford No, definitely 42000 tonnes
Dont stay in Dublin it's a dump. Drug dealing in the main oconnell street and GPO
Surely you’re being a little harsh writing off a whole city! I’d been to Dublin a few times before and it was OK, but this time I was keen to see more of the country… which was lovely! I’ll definitely be returning to check out some more.
The North Inner city is gone to the dogs druggy scumbags everywhere..southside is a lot nicer..im not from Dublin so its not snobbery..south city is very walkable and feels safe..ive lived in dublin for around 30 years and have never had a bad experience in terms of general safety..
You get Drug dealing in most big city, I have seen drug dealing in Manchester and London, in places where there was a lot of people around.
@@AtoZbyLocalBus inside the GPO
@@berkshirekatie8069 theres need to be some kind of zero tolerance enforced on O'Connell street and its environs..the minute you cross the liffey its like a different city..