Italy Travel And Hotel Guide

Both Aer Lingus and Alitalia have direct flights from Dublin to Milan daily, from where connections to regional airports are frequent; flights to Rome are less often, usually around three times a week. It’s doable to find deals for around IR£250/?288.00 if you book a long time in advance, but prices are usually significantly higher (IR£300-450/?346.00-518.00), and unless you’re in a hurry it’s likely to make more sense to pick up an inexpensive flight to London, Brussels or Paris especially if you are heading for the south of Italy.There are many regular flights from Dublin to London, operated by Ryanair, Aer Lingus and British Midland: the cheapest is Ryanair - which also flies from Kerry, Cork and Knock - starting at around IR£60/?76.18 for a return to Stansted (sometimes as low as £IR30/?38.09), though the cost of the journey crossways London, added to Britain’s high airfield taxes, may in fact make the total as much as Aer Lingus or British Midland fares straight to Italy. Avoiding these costs, Virgin Express now flies from Shannon to Brussels twice a day and budget deals can be found on Ryanair from Dublin to Brussels or Paris, from where connections to the major Italian airports are frequent.

From Belfast , British Airways and British Midland fly to Heathrow, but the cheapest options are the British European flights to Gatwick and Stansted, starting at around £60 return, though prices depend very much on availability. For the best youth/student deals from either city, contact Usit .

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