Cheap flights from Dublin to Sharm El Sheikh

Book a couple of months ahead rather than days out: connecting fares on this route move with demand, and the winter-sun window out of Ireland sells early. November is when fares sit lowest, ahead of the December rush, while September and October still carry late-summer demand and the months after New Year settle into steady value. Midweek departures usually undercut Friday and weekend flights, and the stretches around Christmas, New Year and the February mid-term are when prices climb hardest. If your dates are tied to a school holiday, booking as soon as the term calendar is published is the safe move.

Turkish Airlines is the anchor here, selling the whole Dublin–Istanbul–Sharm journey as one ticket with checked baggage and meals included. Pegasus and Sun Express fly the same Turkish corridor at low-cost fares where checked bags and seat choice cost extra. Egyptair connects through Cairo as Egypt's flag carrier, while Aegean links via Athens and Swiss and Helvetic via Zurich, all with baggage in the fare. Air Baltic adds a Riga routing on low-cost terms, with Aer Lingus and Emerald Airlines appearing as the Dublin end of mixed itineraries. What differs is the booking: one ticket protects the connection, two separate ones leave a missed link at your cost.

Plenty of itineraries land at Sharm El Sheikh International in the evening, once the connection has eaten into the day, so plan the first hour before you fly: a transfer booked through your hotel saves you negotiating at a taxi rank after dark. Taxis wait outside the terminal if you would rather sort it on the spot — agree the fare before you get in. The airport sits a short drive from the resort districts strung along the coast, so you will reach your hotel quickly whatever the hour. Keep your passport and your hotel's name to hand for the entry formalities at the airport.

Currency

EGP (LE)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 220 V

Language

Arabic

Emergency number

122, 123, 180

Driving side

right

Calling code

+20

Internet domain

.eg, .مصر

Population of Sharm El Sheikh

73 k (2015)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Africa/Cairo)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Checked baggage costs extra on Pegasus, Sun Express and Air Baltic, so price the fare with a bag before you compare.
• Dublin has a single airport, so the departure side is simple — the connection is where delays bite.
• On separate tickets a missed connection is yours to fix, so check whether the booking covers the link.
• Check the passport and visa rules Egypt applies to your nationality before you pay.
• November is usually the low point of the fare calendar, while Christmas, New Year and the February mid-term push prices up.
• Prices here run from September into April, so make sure your date falls inside that window.