London to Ireland - GWR "Rail and Sail" Stena - Biggest Hidden Ticket Bargain?

Published 2022-08-19
In this video I show you exactly how to take the rail and sail ticket to Ireland, showing you step by step what the journey is like.

All Comments (21)
  • @sharongalvin9433
    What an incredibly informative, helpful video.Well done 👏👏😊🇮🇪
  • Good morning Nicholas. My first time to view your work and my goodness, I enjoyed every minute. I’ve never done his particular rail and sail before so first chance I get, I’ll follow in your footsteps. Thanks much.
  • @RJH1971
    Excellent video, would be wonderful to see more people availing of this handy link. Much more chilled than dealing with airport stress and excellent value bearing in mind it's a consistent price not variable on demand. Unfortunately even though Rosslare Europort is 50% owned by Irish Rail the onward rail options are limited (I'm sure you know this but just for anyone watching who doesn't), but the bus connections are good. If possible to find a train, the rail journey up to Dublin is beautiful!!!
  • Very nice journey. And from what I have seen from irish UTubers, the line from the irish port on the other side, up to Dublin, is the most scenic line in the Irish Republic. There is a rail rover for the Republic and another for all-Ireland (although it's not advertised very much, probably because there are two administrations involved - north of the border, the timetables come under "translink").
  • @wendlit
    Very informative and entertaining!👏👏👏
  • @AndrewG1989
    Interesting that you started at Chadwell Heath station that used has remains of Network Southeast. Just like other stations in and around London that have bits of Network Southeast.
  • @Ahmad-co6bn
    Excellent - Such a detailed and informative vlog. Please keep them coming... Thank you
  • @NedNew
    The man got off the train and onto the boat.
  • @tomwalsh2244
    Sailing out of Pembroke is far more beautiful. You sail down through Milford Haven to get out to George's channel. And they also take Sail/Rail tickets.
  • Nice post, this is the only link I’ve never used, I’ve done all the other ferries numerous times, so looks like I’ll have to put this on my bucket list, as far as I know the railway station is also right beside the ferry terminal so you don’t have to get the coach
  • @pipeqez911
    The sail rail bundle is brilliant, you save an awful lot of hassle and money on the trains, every time I went to the UK I used it, even better when I went during a strike and had to take like 5 trains to get to London.
  • @cambarrell
    Excellent video, I had no idea this ticket existed!
  • @johnkeepin7527
    An interesting journey! The method of transferring onto/off the ferry seems a bit complex. The last time I travelled across to Rosslare on one of those ferries I took a car onto one. As it happened, the one in service on my trip used to operate between Harwich Parkeston Quay and the old Hoek van Holland, and I’ve been on it in the past travelling from Liverpool Street, and at that time one could walk on without any mini bus or whatever. Similar setup at the Dutch end, with the old station being parallel to the ferry.
  • @andyjamess
    I used to spend a lot of time in Goodmayes/C Heath area. :)
  • @SteamboatWilley
    I do find it a bit silly that you need to get a bus from the pier onto the ferry. The Dover ferries have the same problem. Compare with Heysham, Ardrossan, Wemyss Bay (or Stranraer prior to 2011) where you walk off the train onto the ferry with no intermediate bus journey.