Rail & Sail

byrneeo · 12-05-2007, 19:15

wait... if you just turn up at the ferry terminal on spec you can buy a sail and rail ticket there and then?

dermo88 · 12-05-2007, 20:08

Yes, and its quite good if you have the time. Don't travel in a month with an "r" in it, you are more subject to weather delays.

Can you imagine how much an airline would charge for a walk on fare? You can choose when to go, there are few/no restrictions on usage, no peak time off peak fare loading.

This is slower, but it works well enough on Dublin/DunLaoghaire - Holyhead.

Just don't get stuck in Crewe on a Saturday night ...

Colm Donoghue · 14-05-2007, 09:23

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byrneeo · 09-06-2007, 10:08

question: i want to go to cardiff from dublin. now i know dublin-holyhead-cardiff works, but does the same ticket allow for dublin-rosslare-fishguard/pembroke-cardiff?

plus, are those ports as rail integrated as holyhead? i emailed europeanrail@irishrail.ie but of course got no answer.

James Shields · 09-06-2007, 10:58

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Originally Posted by byrneeo

question: i want to go to cardiff from dublin. now i know dublin-holyhead-cardiff works, but does the same ticket allow for dublin-rosslare-fishguard/pembroke-cardiff?

plus, are those ports as rail integrated as holyhead? i emailed europeanrail@irishrail.ie but of course got no answer.

I've done Cardiff-Dublin via Roslare, and it definitely makes more sense than Holyhead on a map. I would check journey planners (networkrail.co.uk are pretty good) to see which makes better time - it's often the waits for connections that are the killer rather than the time in transit. I'm not sure if the same ticket covers both, so check when booking.

I seem to recall years ago CIE had a dispute with whoever was running the boat, so they timed the trains so that you'd see the train waiting as the boat was coming in to port, and think, "that's great, I'll be home in time for tea." Then the train would pull off about five minutes before you'd actually dock and you'd have to wait four hours for the next one.

byrneeo · 12-06-2007, 16:05

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Originally Posted by lostcarpark

I've done Cardiff-Dublin via Roslare, and it definitely makes more sense than Holyhead on a map. I would check journey planners (networkrail.co.uk are pretty good) to see which makes better time - it's often the waits for connections that are the killer rather than the time in transit. I'm not sure if the same ticket covers both, so check when booking.

I seem to recall years ago CIE had a dispute with whoever was running the boat, so they timed the trains so that you'd see the train waiting as the boat was coming in to port, and think, "that's great, I'll be home in time for tea." Then the train would pull off about five minutes before you'd actually dock and you'd have to wait four hours for the next one.

still the same i think re boat/train times... but does your sailrail ticket include dublin-rosslare leg?

91101_GNER · 26-08-2007, 17:43

SailRail tickets are not quota specific, and so you should never be refused them. The best thing to do is call SailRail themselves, which are operated either by Arriva Trains Wales or ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies) on 08450 755 755 (Thats a UK number though) and they can send the tickets out in the post.

I've just gotten a ticket for £80 from Birmingham New Street to Cork, inclusive of crossing to put that in context, from Birmingham New Street to Holyhead alone is £51.20 for a "Saver return" and I believe that on average Dublin-Cork is about €30 so its definatly very, very cheap from the UK perspective.

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12-05-2007, 19:15	#1
byrneeo Regular Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 41	wait... if you just turn up at the ferry terminal on spec you can buy a sail and rail ticket there and then?

12-05-2007, 20:08	#2
dermo88 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 136	Yes, and its quite good if you have the time. Don't travel in a month with an "r" in it, you are more subject to weather delays. Can you imagine how much an airline would charge for a walk on fare? You can choose when to go, there are few/no restrictions on usage, no peak time off peak fare loading. This is slower, but it works well enough on Dublin/DunLaoghaire - Holyhead. Just don't get stuck in Crewe on a Saturday night ...

14-05-2007, 09:23	#3
Colm Donoghue Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 873	http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showp...46&postcount=5

09-06-2007, 10:08	#4
byrneeo Regular Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 41	question: i want to go to cardiff from dublin. now i know dublin-holyhead-cardiff works, but does the same ticket allow for dublin-rosslare-fishguard/pembroke-cardiff? plus, are those ports as rail integrated as holyhead? i emailed europeanrail@irishrail.ie but of course got no answer.

26-08-2007, 17:43	#7
91101_GNER New to the board Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7	SailRail tickets are not quota specific, and so you should never be refused them. The best thing to do is call SailRail themselves, which are operated either by Arriva Trains Wales or ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies) on 08450 755 755 (Thats a UK number though) and they can send the tickets out in the post. I've just gotten a ticket for £80 from Birmingham New Street to Cork, inclusive of crossing to put that in context, from Birmingham New Street to Holyhead alone is £51.20 for a "Saver return" and I believe that on average Dublin-Cork is about €30 so its definatly very, very cheap from the UK perspective.