Ireland & Scotland travel and scuba-diving??
Apr 15th, 2007, 06:03 PM
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Ireland & Scotland travel and scuba-diving??
Hi everyone!
My friend and I are planning a 14-17 day trip between Ireland & Scotland and would really appreciate any advice for travel tips in and between these countries. We are thinking the best way to go is to rent a car, but we aren't sure we can take the car into Scotland. Also has anyone been scuba-diving in Ireland?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Tina
My friend and I are planning a 14-17 day trip between Ireland & Scotland and would really appreciate any advice for travel tips in and between these countries. We are thinking the best way to go is to rent a car, but we aren't sure we can take the car into Scotland. Also has anyone been scuba-diving in Ireland?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Tina
Apr 16th, 2007, 06:46 AM
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Hi Tina
Taking the car on the ferry to Scotland would be pretty expensive and I believe that most rental agencies don't allow it. That said, if you are taking a 14-17 day trip around Ireland AND Scotland and are doing some diving in Baltimore, you will have a very full trip. Baltimore is just about as far as you can get from the ferries to Scotland.
Keep in mind that a travel day from one country to another pretty much takes up the whole day so you lose a day. We had a 1:15 minute flight from Ireland to London in March, but with getting to the airport, dropping off the car, checking in, security, getting through Gatwick, taking the Express mind you into London, walking to the hotel, we were just in time for dinner.
You could easily spend 14-17 days in either country, but if you do both, you may want to focus your Ireland trip on the north half if you intend to take the ferry. The other option is to fly one of the discount airlines (Ryan Air for instance).
Siobhan is right, the water is a tad bit cold over there.
Bill
Taking the car on the ferry to Scotland would be pretty expensive and I believe that most rental agencies don't allow it. That said, if you are taking a 14-17 day trip around Ireland AND Scotland and are doing some diving in Baltimore, you will have a very full trip. Baltimore is just about as far as you can get from the ferries to Scotland.
Keep in mind that a travel day from one country to another pretty much takes up the whole day so you lose a day. We had a 1:15 minute flight from Ireland to London in March, but with getting to the airport, dropping off the car, checking in, security, getting through Gatwick, taking the Express mind you into London, walking to the hotel, we were just in time for dinner.
You could easily spend 14-17 days in either country, but if you do both, you may want to focus your Ireland trip on the north half if you intend to take the ferry. The other option is to fly one of the discount airlines (Ryan Air for instance).
Siobhan is right, the water is a tad bit cold over there.
Bill
Apr 16th, 2007, 07:45 AM
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Even IF you could take the rental car - there is no ferry from Ireland to Scotland. The ferries go from near Belfast in Northern Ireland to the far southwestern corner of Scotland.
So you would have to drive across all of two countries and then half of Scotland.
I recommend you pick one country or the other - but if you decide to try both - I would fly from either Cork or Shannon to Glasgow and forget the whole ferry idea.
So you would have to drive across all of two countries and then half of Scotland.
I recommend you pick one country or the other - but if you decide to try both - I would fly from either Cork or Shannon to Glasgow and forget the whole ferry idea.
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