Help me find London - Dublin return flight for <£100 tommorow!!!

JollyGreen · 6 Oct 2006 at 22:17

Hey guys, sorry for the rude thread.
Just had some terrible news about my mates mum, I want to give a grand gesture for moral support.
Unfortunately I'm in the hole right now and have nary a few quid to my name, if I spend more than £100 on the flights I won't be able to afford to go and buy him the pints he sorely needs.

I can't find anywhere doing flights that arrive before 8pm tommorow and return anytime sunday for under £100!

If anybody knows of any, I'd be VERY much appreciative!

Scuzi · 6 Oct 2006 at 22:20

www.ryanair.com is about as cheap as you are going to get wither out of Stansted or Luton.
Other options are to try Aer Lingus and BMI out of Heathrow.

JollyGreen · 6 Oct 2006 at 22:22

Tried ryanair, £100 each way!
Aer lingus is better, but the only sub £100 solution arrives after 8.
Just trying the third...

Scuzi · 6 Oct 2006 at 22:23

You'll really struggle to get it for less that £100. Another long shot would be Aer Arann out of Stansted or Luton.

JollyGreen · 6 Oct 2006 at 22:26

BMI's really expensive and aer arran don't seem to do many UK-dublin flights

Scuzi · 6 Oct 2006 at 22:31

The only other option is Easyjet into Belfast and get a train down to Dublin but that's going to be expensive too. Looks like you'll have to cough up more dosh.

decmatt · 6 Oct 2006 at 22:34

just over £100 from Humberside if you can get there

http://www.bookryanair.com/skylights/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi

JollyGreen · 6 Oct 2006 at 22:36

Solac said:
just over £100 from Humberside if you can get there

http://www.bookryanair.com/skylights/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi

Where?
Only outbound I can see to dublin tommorow is £89.99 :/

kefkef · 6 Oct 2006 at 23:39

How about the Ferry? Train to fishguard, ferry across and train up to dublin?

Not sure what it would cost, but usually about £15 for the ferry?

Scuzi · 6 Oct 2006 at 23:45

kefkef said:
How about the Ferry? Train to fishguard, ferry across and train up to dublin?

Not sure what it would cost, but usually about £15 for the ferry?

The best route would be a train to Holyhead, ferry into Dublin city and a bus/dart/luas from there. It's still going to be expensive, and long.

kefkef · 6 Oct 2006 at 23:48

Drive up to Holyhead (yes, long trip i know, but about £40 petrol should do the return trip) and then £15 across and same on the way back?

JollyGreen · 6 Oct 2006 at 23:52

I've got the flights now (or at least I would if bloody ryanair would stop erroring when I tried to book)
8:00AM saturday birmingham to dublin via aer lingus £60
6:30am monday dublin to birmingham via ryanair (gonna be a bit late for work!) 30 euros

But ryanair keeps erroring when I book!

Scuzi · 6 Oct 2006 at 23:53

kefkef said:
Drive up to Holyhead (yes, long trip i know, but about £40 petrol should do the return trip) and then £15 across and same on the way back?

To take a car on the ferry at Holyhead costs between £170 and £200. To go as a foot passenger will cost you £19 return with Irish Ferries (www.irishferries.ie).
Driving up and parking the car at Holyhead might work out cheaper but you're looking at £40 each way in petrol. Add that to the cost of a ferry and the cost of transport at the other side, as well as the extra time, it isn't worth it to save £30-40.