Cheap flights to Ireland
Cheap flights to Ireland land at three main gateways: Dublin, Cork and Shannon. Dublin is the capital and the busiest of the three, so it suits city breaks, business trips and onward travel by train or bus. Cork serves the south, with the harbour and the coast within easy reach. Shannon is the western door, the one to pick if your trip runs along the Atlantic. Most people come for a long weekend, a week of driving, or to see family.
Cities with flights
Gateways
Choose Dublin if your trip centres on the capital: it is the business hub, the rail and bus network starts there, and plenty of city breaks never leave it. Cork suits the south, where the harbour, the markets and the coast sit close together. Shannon works for the west, where roads are quieter and the Atlantic is never far. Visiting family in more than one county? Dublin and Shannon open up opposite sides of the country.
Before you go: Ireland
- Currency
- EUR (€)
- Power sockets
- Type G · 230 V
- Language
- Irish, English
- Emergency number
- 112
- Calling code
- +353
- Internet domain
- .ie
- EU / Schengen
- EU member
Country facts: Wikidata
When to go
Summer is the busiest stretch, and seats tighten around school holidays and the long evenings. Spring and autumn are the shoulder months: fewer crowds, more choice of seats, and weather that still lets you drive and walk. Winter is quiet apart from the weeks around the holidays, when people fly home to family. Book early for summer and for those holiday weeks; in the shoulder months you can afford to wait for a fare you like.