Bristol to Dublin for £28.00, Flights and a Day Trip
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Bristol to Dublin flights take about 1 hour 5 minutes, and on Tuesday 17 November 2026 a same-day return is £28.00 with Ryanair, making a day in Dublin £66.85 all in with about 10.2 hours in the city.
Leave Bristol at 07:00 and you're standing in Dublin by 08:05. Bristol to Dublin is about an hour in the air, and on Tuesday 17 November a same-day return is £28.00, which makes the whole day £66.85.
It's one of the best value extreme day trips from the South West. You're in Dublin before 09:00 and home before 22:00.
How long is the flight from Bristol to Dublin?
About 1 hour 5 minutes. No time difference either. On the 17 November flight you leave Bristol at 07:00 and land in Dublin at 08:05. The flight home leaves at 20:45 and lands back in Bristol at 21:50.
What are the cheapest Bristol to Dublin dates?
- Tuesday 17 November. £28.00, Ryanair, out 07:00, home 20:45. See the day trip to Dublin from Bristol
- Wednesday 25 November. £28.00, out 08:05, home 20:55, back at 22:00.
- Thursday 26 November. £29.00, out 06:20, home 20:30.
- Tuesday 1 December. £32.00, out 07:00, home 20:45.
Is ten hours enough?
Easily. On the 17th you've got from about 08:35 to 18:45 on the ground in Dublin. That's over ten hours, more than enough for the main sights, a long lunch and a pint.
The money bit
Call it £66.85 a head. That's the £28.00 flight plus £38.85 on the ground, which the trip page splits into £10.00 for Aircoach there and back, £5.00 for getting around, £9.60 for lunch and £14.25 for dinner.
Free things worth your time
Plenty. The National Museum, the National Gallery and Phoenix Park are all free. If you want one paid thing, the Book of Kells at Trinity College is €25.
Sunset on 17 November is at 16:27, so do Phoenix Park and the walking in daylight, then Temple Bar and the pubs after dark.
Ten hours in Dublin, roughly
- Morning. Aircoach in, breakfast near Trinity, then the Book of Kells if that's your one paid thing.
- Late morning. The National Gallery and the National Museum, both free.
- Afternoon. Out to Phoenix Park, or a long walk along the Liffey.
- After dark. A pint in Temple Bar, dinner, and the bus back.
Local tips
Tip from a local, checked by us.
Get a TFI Leap Card as soon as you can. An adult journey is €2.00 and that covers 90 minutes across Dublin city buses, the Luas and most DART and commuter trains. Once you've spent €6.00 in a day you stop paying. Tap on every single time, and on the DART and trains tap off at the end too, at the gates or the poles on the platform, or you'll pay more. Leap Cards are sold in selected shops and ticket machines, or online at leapcard.ie.
Two free ones worth knowing. The Chester Beatty museum and library is free, but it's closed on Mondays from November to February. The GPO on O'Connell Street is worth seeing, but the GPO Witness History museum inside is paid, €15.00 online or €17.00 on the door, so book it ahead if you want it.
Got time to spare? Get out of the city. The DART and commuter trains run up the coast to Howth, Malahide, Portmarnock, Donabate, Skerries and Balbriggan, and on to Laytown and Drogheda, and your Leap Card works the whole way. A Leap single from the city centre is €3.90 to Skerries and €6.00 to Drogheda.
Checked on 31 October 2026 with TFI, Irish Rail, the Chester Beatty and the GPO museum.
Flying from somewhere else? Our day trip to Dublin guide covers other airports, or see everything from day trips from Bristol. Checked on 2 November, and fares change, so go by the trip page.
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