Border Crossing: The Republic of Ireland to Wales (Dublin to Holyhead) by Stena Line ferry
Having travelled from Belfast to Dublin the day before, where I had an intense time backpacking Dublins Fair City to the full, it was time to take the Stena Line Ferry to Holyhead, Wales, a town I had cycled to in 1987.
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I took bus #53 from Portland Row, the nearest stop to my hostel, to the Stena Line Terminal no. 2.
The fare was 1.70€ paid in cash.
The fare was 1.70€ paid in cash.
Arrival at the Stena Line Terminal 2 in Dublin:
I chose the 8pm sailing so I would get a full days backpacking in
Dublin, scheduled to arrive in Holyhead at just gone midnight.
You can check out all the fares and schedules on the Stena Line website.
I checked in and proceeded through to the departure lounge.
Then as foot passengers, we boarded a bus to the ship as there is no gang way in Dublin:
The crossing was calm:
I took fish n chips for dinner:
I logged on to the free Wifi and finished off the Newtownards blog post and it was even fast enough to have a video call with Miss CDMX, so there is no need to buy FAST INTERNET, the free one works just fine.
On arrival, you wait until foot passengers are called to make your way down to the car deck where you board another Stena bus which takes you to the terminal.
And there you need to show your id. Yes, for those who need visas for the Republic of Ireland, it is not valid for the UK and nor does any Schengen visa you have. A UK visa is a separate document.
It's just a cursory check anyways.
On arrival, you wait until foot passengers are called to make your way down to the car deck where you board another Stena bus which takes you to the terminal.
And there you need to show your id. Yes, for those who need visas for the Republic of Ireland, it is not valid for the UK and nor does any Schengen visa you have. A UK visa is a separate document.
It's just a cursory check anyways.
Arriving at midnight wasn't perhaps the best of moves but sometimes there is a method in my madness. I stayed at the port in the arrivals hall. It was heated and there are toilets and you didn't get kicked out.
It was then just a simple matter of passing the time, a nap, and using the free WiFi until the trains started running;
It was then just a simple matter of passing the time, a nap, and using the free WiFi until the trains started running;
