Tour London To Dublin & Waterford Crystal | Visit United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Meals

3 Full Irish Breakfast

Others

Dublin City Tour & Attraction Admissions.

Guide

Tour guide

Transport

Return Rail & Ferry London to Dublin. Transfers from Dublin Ferryport to City Centre Hotel.

Accommodation

3 Nights Dublin 3*/4* Standard Hotel.

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Insurance

Insurance is not included.

Optional

Other activities and services are not included.

Others

Other activities and services are not included.

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Flights are not included.

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Day 1 London To Dublin
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

London To Dublin

Check-in is 20 minutes prior to Train Departure Time - look out for our check-in hosts in the yellow jackets!

Check-in at London Euston Station at the Network Rail Mobility Assistance Reception for the 09:02 departure of your train direct to Holyhead. You will be met by your Railtours Ireland host and escorted into your reserved seats.

Your train, complete with snack car/bar will speed through the heart of England and along the North Wales coast to reach Holyhead in just 3 hours and 40 minutes. Holyhead rail station is also the cruise ferry terminal so after a short bus transfer to the berth you walk onto the ship – The Irish Ferries ‘Ulysses’ to Dublin.

Enjoy an invigorating 3 hours and 15 minute voyage across the Irish Sea to Dublin. Facilities on board the ship include a range of restaurants and bars, a 2-screen cinema and a traditional promenade deck, from where you can enjoy the fresh sea air.

Arrive into Dublin at 17:25hrs where you will be welcomed by your Railtours Ireland host and transferred to your hotel in Dublin City Centre for a 3-night stay.
Day 2 Discover Dublin At Your Leisure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Discover Dublin At Your Leisure

Free to discover Dublin with your 48hr Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Tour ticket.

The popular tour, the 2-day Hop-On Hop-Off Tour, is offered with both live and multilingual commentary. All drivers are Fáilte Ireland approved, which means that not only are they great story tellers, they’re also brimming with information and history of Dublin’s past, and will have you laughing all the way around the tour route.
Day 3 Kilkenny City And Waterford Crystal
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Kilkenny City And Waterford Crystal

Check-in is 20 minutes prior to Train Departure Time.

Check-in beside the Customer Service Desk at Heuston Station where our represenative will be waiting for you in their bright yellow jacket!

Check-in for 07:25 departure from Dublin Heuston Station, opened in 1844 as the headquarters of the Great Southern & Western Railway, now the official principal station of Iarnród Éireann, Ireland’s national railway company. As your train departs, we travel in a south westerly direction, through Dublin’s western suburbs and then through the lush fertile countryside of Co. Kildare. Our journey takes us through the Curragh which is famous for its racecourse, home of the Irish Derby, and there are many stud farms in the vicinity, see the best of Irish bloodstock training as your train passes. We pass through Co. Carlow, birthplace of the father of Irish Railways - William Dargan and then enter Co.Kilkenny.

At 09:00 we arrive into Kilkenny, known as the Marble City, situated on the river Nore. Kilkenny is a beautiful small Irish city. Most buildings are built of black limestone thus the name the Marble City. Kilkenny is dominated by its castle. A guided tour of Kilkenny by Road Train is included April to October. Admire Kilkenny Castle and its rose garden. We depart Kilkenny by train at 11:40.

We arrive into Waterford at 12:20, a Viking city on the banks of the River Suir, and we pass Jerpoint Abbey, from the 12th century en route. On arrival in Waterford Station we are transferred to the Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre for a guided tour, where you will see craftsman engaged in the traditional tasks of blowing and cutting the world famous crystal glass. Our lunch stop is here at the Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre (not included). You are of course welcome to have lunch yourself at any of the many attractive local authentic pubs and bars in Waterford city. We depart Waterford by train at 16:25 and travel west through the beautiful Suir Valley through Co. Tipperary. We pass Tipperary town and change trains at Limerick Junction for your Dublin bound express. You don’t need to worry about this change as your host who has been with you since the start of the tour in Dublin will still be there to escort you onto the train and your reserved seats.

20:00 Arrive back to Dublin Heuston Station.
Day 4 Dublin To London
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Dublin To London

Your Railtours Ireland host will transfer you to the Dublin ferry port.

Dublin – London (via Irish Ferries Ship - Ulysses):

Monday-Saturday: 08:05am Depart Dublin by cruise ferry.

11:30: Arrive Holyhead by ferry.

12:38: Depart HolyHead Direct.

16:38: Arrive London Euston Station

Sunday: 08:05am Depart Dublin by cruise ferry.

11:30: Arrive Holyhead by ferry.

12:38: Depart HolyHead and change at Crewe.

16:44: Arrive London Euston Station.

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London To Dublin & Waterford Crystal

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Itinerary of your trip London To Dublin & Waterford Crystal

London To Dublin

Discover Dublin At Your Leisure

Kilkenny City And Waterford Crystal

Dublin To London

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