United Kingdom Getting There
Getting There by Air
Approximate Flight Times
Main Airports
Getting There by Water
There are many ports offering ferry connections between the UK and mainland Europe, Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Wight, the Scilly Isles and the Isle of Man.
UK ferry operators include:
Brittany Ferries (tel: 0871 244 0744; website: www.brittany-ferries.co.uk)
DFDS Seaways (tel: 0871 522 9955; website: www.dfdsseaways.co.uk)
P&O Ferries (tel: 0871 664 6464; website: www.poferries.com)
Stena Line (tel: 01776 802 165; website: www.stenaline.com)
VisitBritain provide a map of ferry routes online (website: www.visitbritain.com).
Getting There by Rail
Eurotunnel (tel: 01303 282 061, in the UK only; website: www.eurotunnel.com) runs shuttle trains for vehicles between Folkestone in the UK and Calais in France. All road vehicles are carried through the tunnel in shuttle trains running between the two terminals. The journey takes about 35 minutes from platform to platform. Services run every day of the year. Fares are charged according to length of stay and time of year and whether or not you have a reservation. The price applies to the car, regardless of the number of passengers or size of the car.
Eurostar (tel: 01233 617 575; website: www.eurostar.com) operates direct high-speed trains from London to Paris and to Brussels. It takes 2 hours 15 minutes from London to Paris (via Lille) and 1 hour 51 minutes to Brussels. The Eurostar terminal moved to St Pancras in late 2007.
Getting There by Road
Few formalities are encountered when driving between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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