Cheap flights from Dublin to Birmingham

Demand follows the school terms and holidays of Ireland and the United Kingdom alike: Christmas and New Year, Easter and the long summer break all crowd the route, and the cheaper seats go first.

November is when fares bottom out. The price calendar here shows how each month sits from autumn through the following summer, so you can put your dates against the curve before committing. Midweek — Tuesday to Thursday — tends to undercut Friday evening and Sunday, and outside the holiday peaks a shift of a day or two often does more for the fare than booking far ahead. If your trip is pinned to a holiday week, book early; if the dates flex, let the calendar decide.

Ryanair anchors the nonstop side with a lean ticket — seat plus small cabin bag, with checked luggage and seat selection paid as extras. Aer Lingus flies the same direct leg from the full-service end, with Emerald Airlines rounding out the Irish side.

The rest appear mostly with a change of plane: Vueling via Barcelona, Pegasus via Istanbul, Eurowings via a German hub, KLM, Air France and Swiss through Amsterdam, Paris and Zurich, and Aurigny Air Services by way of Guernsey. A connection can undercut the nonstop fare when direct seats are scarce, but it adds a second boarding and the risk of a delayed first leg on a separate ticket — weigh the saving against that.

Arrange the way into town before you fly. Birmingham Airport sits east of the city, a short distance out, and the train from the station beside the terminal is the easy way in.

The airport's platforms serve trains in two directions: into Birmingham New Street, the central station, and out toward Coventry — pick the right one. Local buses, long-distance coaches and a taxi rank cover the rest, and on a late landing it is worth checking the last service before assuming the train is still there. Taxis and app pick-ups fill the hours the timetable leaves open.

Currency

GBP (£)

Power sockets

Type G · 230 V

Language

English

Emergency number

112, 999

Calling code

+44

Internet domain

.uk

Population of Birmingham

1.1 M (2017)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/London)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Dublin Airport is the city's only departure point, so the real decision is nonstop versus one-stop, not which terminal.
• Read the baggage rules before a low fare charms you: Ryanair's basic ticket covers the small cabin bag alone, and larger bags are paid extras.
• Confirm which identity documents your airline accepts for the United Kingdom, because carriers differ even within the Common Travel Area.
• If your trip is two separate tickets, leave generous slack between the flights — the second airline owes you nothing when the first runs late.
• Aim at November when your dates flex, and expect fares to climb around Christmas, New Year, Easter and the summer school break.