bobster

How much time should I allow between my incoming flight from the US into Dublin, and a second leg on RyanAir to Edinburgh or Glasgow? Is there any other carrier who matches RyanAir's prices between Dublin and Edinburgh, or between Dublin and Glasgow (not Prestwick)? Thanks for any help.

confidential

Please check www.applefares.com for further connections in low price segments !

bobster

Just checked applefares, but they said they had nothing to fit my itinerary. Interesting site, though. Thanks for the tip.

amyb

I would allow at least an hour. I know my Aer Lingus flight got in at 6:20 and the Ryan Air flight was to leave at 6:55. Technically I could've made it, since it's all in the same terminal, but if my flight had been even a little late getting into Dublin, I would've been stuck. So I took the 9:20 to Edinburgh instead.

amyb

Forgot to mention, you will have to figure in time to retrieve your baggage too, as RyanAir doesn't participate in any of the usual baggage transfers, so you can't check yourself all the way through to your final destination.

confidential

than check www.amadeus.net and click to airports - than you might find the minimum connecting times between terminals and flights

flanneruk

It's by no means unheard of for Aer Lingus and bmi to undercut the low-costs on a given day. Usually important to book both ways and be "away" on a Saturday night for this to work. Search on ebookers.com for market rates on your days.
There are no other low-costs doing Dublin-Central Scotland.

ter2000

Allow loads of time to collect your baggage from your incoming flight to Dublin. The Arrivals area can be chaotic and people have regularly been kept waiting by the carousel for over an hour. RyanAir is VERY strict about checkin times - you must check in at least 45 minutes before takeoff (the terms and conditions are on the printout if you booked over the Internet) and they allow NO EXCEPTIONS. Similarly, if you're late boarding you won't be allowed on the plane. Check AerLingus.com and flybe.com for cheap flights - might not be as cheap as RyanAir though.

WillTravel

What will you do if your incoming flight from the US is late? How likely is that to happen? Ryanair will not give refunds. For this reason, I would put several hours delay in the itinerary.

rex

I'd put 24 hours between the flights; If everything goes right, 3 hours in the airport will have seemed like a waste. Dublin is surely worthy of 24 hours of your time.

Did this once to use cheap Ryanair flights to get from London to Paris - - by way of Dublin! Didn't regret it a bit.

Best wishes,

Rex