ciaran104 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 hi folks i am looking into taking my son to ireland in june to spend a week with my aunty. any ideas of the cheapest way to travel will be helpful. cant decide on plane or ferry at the moment. thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Have you looked at the airline, train, ferry sites? You fail to tell us where you want to travel from nor your destination. So I can't decide whether or not I can be arsed to help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaran104 Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 i you looked at the title you would see i was wanting to go to dublin traveling from liverpool or holyhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Leaving from where? I'm guessing Sheffield, but I haven't got my NVQ Clairvoyancy yet. Why start getting shirty? You looking for help or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaran104 Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 u started with the sarcasm if u dont want to help dont bother!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 u started with the sarcasm if u dont want to help dont bother!!!!! No. I asked you for clarification. With little bit of humour. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syne Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 to continue in the same vein.. walk and swim got to be cheaper than the plane right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoPro Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Steal a big hot water bottle with a narrow opening. But don't fill it with any water, that's rubbish and it will sink. Instead, blow it up as far as your lung pressure will allow, then stick your finger in it (this is why you should steal one with a narrow opening). Ask your lass to pick up the screw/button thingy that just fell on the kitchen floor and rolled under that hole left by the missing panel that you meant to fix three years ago. Screw it in. Now you have a hot water bottle full of air. Hitch a lift to Wales. When you get to coast, place the hot water bottle 'pon the sea and the son upon your manly shoulders. Adjust the screw/button thingy to let out a controlled rate of air. If you get it just right, you will be propelled by a primitive jet mechanism across the Irish Sea. Dublin should be yours in about 36 hours. Note that over enthusiastic use of the screw/button thingy may result in your having to be rescued by the Caerphilly branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Charges may be incurred. I don't know. Why not consult a company's web site that has airplanes and sells tickets to let you sit in them. Sheffield forum is full of nutters that will only give you sarky answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolli_pop Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 hi folks i am looking into taking my son to ireland in june to spend a week with my aunty. any ideas of the cheapest way to travel will be helpful. cant decide on plane or ferry at the moment. thanks in advance I've taken the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin many times (the fast ferry). It's great and very quick as long as you don't get bad weather and transfered to the big, slower ferry. Although you have to drive to Holyhead, by the time you factor in airline check-in and security (the most security I've ever had on the ferry crossing is being asked why I was going to Dublin once) it compares quite well to plane. It's worth upgrading to club class (it's around £14 extra pp). It is more expensive than flying budget airline but as well as being more relaxing you'll have your car with you. If you're not bothered about taking a car, the other way of getting the ferry is by getting a SailRail ticket. This used to be a very simple buy-online £34 each way ticket from any UK station to Dublin. It has got more complicated this year, as seat61 explains, but it's doable. I've done Sheffield to Dublin twice, and it's great. There's even a bus waiting at the terminal in Dublin to whisk you into the city centre for €2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 The holyhead ferry used to offer walk on/walk off for less than a £10.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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