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DAY 1 | LONDON, TRAIN RIDE, IRISH FERRIES ' ULYSSES FERRY AND DUBLIN

Check-in is 20 minutes prior to Train Departure Time - look for our check-in hosts in the yellow jackets!

Check-in at London Euston Station at the Network Rail Mobility Assistance Reception for the 09:02 departure of your train direct to Holyhead. You will be met by your Railtours Ireland host and escorted into your reserved seats.

Your train, complete with snack car/bar will speed through the heart of England and along the North Wales coast to reach Holyhead in just 3 hours and 40 minutes. Holyhead rail station is also the cruise ferry terminal so after a short bus transfer to the berth you walk onto the ship – The Irish Ferries ‘Ulysses’ to Dublin.

Enjoy an invigorating 3 hours and 15 minute voyage across the Irish Sea to Dublin. Facilities on board the ship include a range of restaurants and bars, a 2-screen cinema and a traditional promenade deck, from where you can enjoy the fresh sea air.

Arrive into Dublin at 17:25hrs where you will be welcomed by your Railtours Ireland host and transferred to your hotel in Dublin City Centre for a 3-night stay.  

Accommodation: 3* or 4* Hotel on bed-and-breakfast basis.

Overnight in Dublin.                      

DAY 2 AND 3 | DUBLIN 2-DAY HOP-ON HOP-OFF TOUR

Discover Dublin at your leisure

Dublin City Centre Hotel

Free to discover Dublin with your 48hr Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Tour ticket.

The popular tour, the 2-day Hop-On Hop-Off Tour, is offered with both live and multilingual commentary. All drivers are Fáilte Ireland approved, which means that not only are they great story tellers, they're also brimming with information and history of Dublin's past, and will have you laughing all the way around the tour route. 

Accommodation: 3* or 4* Hotel on bed-and-breakfast basis.

Overnight in Dublin.                        

DAY 4 | DUBLIN TO LONDON RIDE

Your Railtours Ireland host will transfer you to the Dublin ferry port.

Dublin – London (via Irish Ferries Ship - Ulysses):

Monday-Saturday: 08:05am Depart Dublin by cruise ferry.

11:30am: Arrive Holyhead by ferry.

12:38am: Depart HolyHead Direct.

4:38pm: Arrive London Euston Station

Sunday: 8:05am Depart Dublin by cruise ferry.

11:30am: Arrive Holyhead by ferry.

12:38pm: Depart HolyHead and change at Crewe.

4:44pm: Arrive London Euston Station.