Live loads on this route
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Distances
- London → Holyhead: about 430 km
- Birmingham → Holyhead: about 250 km
- Dublin → Cork: about 260 km
- Dublin → Galway: about 210 km
Transit time
Holyhead → Dublin takes roughly 3 to 3.5 hours on a conventional ferry; Liverpool → Dublin is an overnight sailing of about 8 hours. A London → Dublin load is typically delivered the next day.
Main ferry routes
- Holyhead → Dublin
- Liverpool (Birkenhead) → Dublin
- Pembroke Dock → Rosslare
- Fishguard → Rosslare
- Unaccompanied trailers on the same routes
Typical freight
- Retail and grocery distribution freight
- Consumer goods
- Building materials
- Groupage and part loads
Tolls, bans and documents
Customs after Brexit
Since 2021 Great Britain and Ireland are on different sides of the EU customs border. Each load needs an export declaration on one side, an import or transit declaration on the other, and an advance safety and security declaration.
Irish Revenue RoRo service
Before going to the British port, the haulier creates a Pre-Boarding Notification on the Irish Customs RoRo service and needs a “Good to proceed to check-in” status; without it the truck cannot board.
Northern Ireland is different
Goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland (for example Cairnryan → Belfast) follow the Windsor Framework arrangements, not the GB → Ireland process — check which applies before quoting.
Tips for carriers
- Agree who files each declaration before accepting the load.
- Irish exporters ship back to Great Britain every day — search for the return load from the Dublin area before you sail.
Questions
Do I need customs declarations from the UK to Ireland?
Yes. Since 2021 each load needs an export declaration, an Irish import or transit declaration and a safety and security declaration, plus an Irish Revenue Pre-Boarding Notification before check-in.
How long is the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin?
Roughly 3 to 3.5 hours on a conventional ferry.
Carriers and brokers on this route
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