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Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $170 or less one-way and $120 or less round-trip.
The cheapest flight from London to Dublin was found, on average, 33 days before departure.
Book at least 3 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
High season is considered to be November, December and January. The cheapest month to fly is January.
Can’t decide which departure airport to use for flights from London to Dublin? It will depend where you are staying. Heathrow and Gatwick are much easier to reach from central London, a 15 minute and 30 minute journey, respectively. The Stansted Express takes 47 minutes, while Luton is more complicated because there is no station at the airport and so you have to take a shuttle bus from the station to the airport. London City can be reached using the Docklands Light Railway, but there are fewer flights departing from this airport.
For passengers with time to kill at London Heathrow before flights from London to Dublin think about booking into the Aer Lingus Lounge in T2. Aer Lingus passengers can enjoy the lounge and its benefits for free while other passengers can use the lounge with a pre-paid lounge pass costing GBP30. This can be booked online or paid for at the reception desks.
If you would like to purchase some good old Irish whiskey as a reminder of your holiday to Dublin pop into The Loop – Dublin Airport’s duty free store which boasts The Irish Whiskey Collection with its 365 whiskeys to keep you going throughout the year. This diverse collection of local and international whiskeys will have something to suit every different palate and there are experts right there to help you make your decision.
There is free WiFi at Dublin Airport so you will be able to use your devices while you are waiting to leave the airport or waiting for your flight. You can connect to the Dublin Airport WiFi or eircom network and click the ‘continue to surf’ link, no registration needed.
If you are waiting at London Gatwick for your flight to Dublin and you fancy treating yourself to a Jamie Oliver meal you are in luck. There are Jamie Oliver restaurants in both terminals – Jamie Oliver’s Diner is in the South Terminal and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner while in the North Terminal you have Jamie’s Italian and Jamie’s Bakery so there is something to suit all culinary moods.
FAQs for booking flights from London to Dublin
Both the Radisson Blu Hotel Dublin Airport and the Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport are located within the grounds of the airport and are within walking distance of the terminal buildings although both hotels offer a free airport shuttle to pick up and drop off guests.
There are dedicated baby changing and feeding rooms in both T1 and T2 at Dublin Airport. These facilities have changing tables, microwaves and bottle warmers as well as high chairs. There is seating outside so the rest of the family can wait comfortably nearby.
Luggage storage facilities are available from the Excess Baggage area in the arrivals hall at T1. You can leave your luggage there and pay for it after you collect them. The costs range from EUR7 (around GBP6) for 0 – 4 hours and EUR12.50 (around GBP11) for 0 – 24 hours.
There are several bus/coach services from the airport, but the AirLink Express will make fewer stops before the centre and will stop at various important places throughout in the city. Tickets can be bought on the coach, from the Airport desk, or from ticket vending machines in the terminals.
There are 172 direct flights per day travelling from London to Dublin, for an average of 1,207 flights per week.
The earliest flight leaves London at 06:00 and lands in Dublin at 07:20.
The last flight leaves London at 22:45 and lands in Dublin at 00:05.
All the following airlines operate direct flights between London and Dublin: American Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Japan Airlines, Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways, United Airlines, Ryanair, and Ryanair UK.
The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the London to Dublin flight route.
oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between London and Dublin, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.
There are direct flights from London to Dublin on a daily basis.
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Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Dublin with an airline and back to London with another airline.
Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Dublin from London up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.