Mons to Port Laoise by train
Travel from Mons (Belgium) to Port Laoise (Ireland) by train (825km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Mons in Belgium to Port Laoise in Ireland, the main route leads via Great Britain. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
825 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Mons to Port Laoise, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Port Laoise - Mons / Brussels - Cork / Brussels - Galway / Brussels - Kilkenny / Brussels - Limerick / Antwerp - Dublin / Bruges - Dublin / Ghent - Dublin / Liege - Dublin / Liege - Cork1 Mons (Belgium) - London (United Kingdom) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - Dublin (Ireland) - Port Laoise (Ireland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Mons (Belgium) to London (United Kingdom)
To travel by train from Belgium to the UK, the most comfortable and fastest option is to include the direct Eurostar train from Brussels to London (ticket price from 35 EUR, travel time 2:15). Buy your ticket via the booking links provided. There you can also find timetables and ticket prices. Book early in advance to get saver-price tickets.
To Brussels and from London, you may need to buy additional tickets if the booking of your entire itinerary is not possible in one step.
Where to buy a ticket from Mons to London?
Check times&prices 
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurostar (EST)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Caledonian Sleeper London - Edinburgh / Caledonian Sleeper London - Glasgow / Night Riviera London - Penzance / CAL London - Aberdeen / CAL London - Fort William / CAL London - Inverness
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Paris - London / Amsterdam - London
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Hoek van Holland - Harwich
train company:
EST Eurostar International
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
London - Mons / Brussels - London / Bruges - London / Antwerp - London / Ghent - London / Liege - London / Brussels - Manchester / Brussels - Glasgow / Brussels - Birmingham / Brussels - Edinburgh / Brussels - Liverpool
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / Nationa Rail UK
1b Travelling from London (United Kingdom) to Holyhead (United Kingdom)
Travel from London to Holyhead by direct train. The journey time is 3:40 hours. Some train connections require a change in Crewe. The ticket fare depends on your travel date.
The departure train station is "London Euston" by the railway company "Avanti West Coast".
In Holyhead you have connection to the ferry to Ireland. From the railway station to the ferry terminal it is a walk of 5 to 10 minutes.
There are combined tickets available, for train and ferry. The ticket fare for such a "SailRail" ticket on the route from London to Dublin is just 44.50 GBP.
Find the exact train and ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from London to Holyhead?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Holyhead - London
1c Travelling from Holyhead (United Kingdom) to Dublin (Ireland)
Travel from Holyhead to Dublin by direct ferry. The journey time is 3:15 hours. The ferry fares start from 32 GBP.
From the railway station of Holyhead it is just a short walk of 5 minutes to the ferry terminal. The check in is 40 minutes before the ferry departure.
At Dublin port leave the ferry terminal and use the bus of "Morton" to get to the city center and the railway stations. The bus leaves when the foot passengers left the ferry.
- to the railway station "Dublin Connolly" (trains to Belfast, Wexford, Wicklow): 3,50 EUR, 15 minutes.
- to the railway station "Dublin Heuston" (trains to Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee): 4,50 EUR, 40 minutes.
If you travel by train to Holyhead or want to continue your journey by train from Dublin to another destination in Ireland, the "SailRail" tickets (combination of train and ferry) might be a good choice. For example London to Dublin including the train and ferry for just 44,50 GBP.
Find the exact ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Holyhead to Dublin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Holyhead - Dublin / Liverpool - Belfast / Rosslare - Fishguard / Cairnryan - Belfast
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Dublin - Holyhead
1d Travelling from Dublin (Ireland) to Port Laoise (Ireland)
To travel in Ireland by train, buy your ticket online via the given booking links to get cheap advance fares. Apart from these online fares there is also a number of reductions available to buy locally from train stations.
If no train connection is available, make use of one of the frequent bus connections.
Where to buy a ticket from Dublin to Port Laoise?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Dublin Area Rapid Transport (DART) / Intercity (IC) / Enterprise (ENT)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Dublin - Holyhead / Cherbourg - Rosslare
train company:
CIÉ Córas Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail / NIR Northern Ireland Railways / STENA Stena Line / IRFE Irish Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Port Laoise - Dublin / Dublin - Cork / Dublin - Galway / Dublin - Kilkenny / Dublin - Limerick / Dublin - Rosslare / Cork - Galway / Cork - Kilkenny / Cork - Rosslare / Kilkenny - Galway / Galway - Limerick
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / Irish Rail
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Do you have questions about the connection between Mons and Port Laoise? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
