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Travel to Belfast
16-12-2009 5:32 PM
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We know, as a non-UK national she'll need her passport but she'll only want a one-way ticket as I'm thinking of driving out there a week later and returning together afew days after that.
Has anyone got experience of driving from mainland UK to Northern Island?
Where to get the ferry (Hollyhead)?
Would there be a problem with the one-way plane ticket?
Anything else I should know?
The last time I went to Ireland (Eire) was almost 44 years ago when I was 6

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16-12-2009 5:39 PM
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but here is a list of all ferries
http://www.directferries.co.uk/northern_ireland.htm
depends where in UK you are as there are ferries from Scotland, England and Wales
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16-12-2009 5:46 PM
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One of the reasons for driving back is so that we can stop off over nights in a few places to extend our break.
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16-12-2009 5:49 PM
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but more frequent from Fleetwood
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16-12-2009 6:01 PM
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I've also found a few others.
May have to think again as I never knew travel by ferry was so expensive - average around £250

Also wondering whether I'd meet any other problems travelling out alone but back with SWMBO.
PErhjaps someone who has experience of these things will reply

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16-12-2009 8:34 PM
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16-12-2009 8:45 PM
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16-12-2009 10:19 PM
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May have to think again as I never knew travel by ferry was so expensive - average around £250
Haven`t checked the website.... so this may not be any use, but worth considering..... On the Isle Of Wight Ferry, if you travel after 11.30 pm and before 06.00 the fare is cheaper....
also. .... check to see if it is cheaper to get a 7 day return rather than a one way ticket.... ...
So you need to look to see if there are different fares for time of travel, and also to see what is cheaper in respect of "type" of ticket/journey you are "intending" to make

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16-12-2009 10:25 PM
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http://www.directferries.co.uk/offers.htm
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17-12-2009 1:02 AM
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17-12-2009 1:22 AM
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SHMBO has just (yesterday) received confirmation that her application for British Citizenship has been successful but can't get a Britsh Passport till next year after she receives her certificate. She will have to travel on her non-British passport.
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17-12-2009 6:45 AM
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17-12-2009 7:34 AM
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17-12-2009 11:03 AM
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Currently no passport is required for travel around the CTA (common travel area). This includes the Rebublic of Ireland.
UK Border Agency
Quote What is the common travel area?
The common travel area (CTA) is a 'free movement' area comprising the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Isle of Man.
The CTA is an immigration arrangement, and it does not regulate the movement of goods. Customs restrictions apply on all CTA routes except those between the Isle of Man and the United Kingdom. (For customs purposes the Isle of Man is part of the United Kingdom.)
Proposals have been developed which would modernise the CTA, but it would not be abolished.
What I have been reading is the proposed changes to the CTA.
Quote If our proposals are introduced, travellers whose passport was issued by a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland will be subject to immigration checks - as on all other international routes - when they travel by air or sea between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. They will need to carry a passport or identity document that satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality. Visa nationals will also need the appropriate visa when travelling to the United Kingdom.
But, it seems, some airlines (Ryanair being one) are insisting that all passengers carry a passport or EAA Identity card and will NOT accept a Driver's Licence.
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17-12-2009 11:23 AM
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