Aberdeen

[Thomas Ralph]

A walk-up single ticket from Aberdeen to Cork costs £48.50, less than a walk-up single from Heuston to Cork (€66). Routing is via Holyhead-Dublin Irish Ferries, and the journey can be completed same-day. Crazy, eh?

[comcor]

What is the cost of a walk up single to Aberdeen from Cork? Could this be used to get cheaper single fares?

[Thomas Ralph]

I'll try asking in Kent station when I'm there next weekend. My prediction is "wha?"

[Thomas Ralph]

Oh, and if you want cheaper single fares within Ireland, online booking is probably going to remain cheaper :)

[comcor]

To be honest, I've only ever bought a walk up single for a journey as long as Cork-Dublin once in my life. That was earlier this year when Cork Airport got closed by snow and I had to get up to Dublin for an alternate flight. Otherwise whenever I'd needed a single and been prepared, I used either an online ticket or a credit union ticket.

[Colm Moore]

The trick is to go via Holyhead, via Stranraer is €70.

[Eddie]

Cork to the Dublin ferryports should be a €20 add-on to a rail and sail price. So Aberdeen would be €20+€40 = €60. If you only went to Bangor (in Wales) it would be €20+€35 = €55.

[Sealink]

It's the same here:

London - Holyhead - Dublin is £31.50 single, irrespective of time of travel.
London - Holyhead, on an anytime single is £127.00.

[Thomas Ralph]

Travelling short is allowed in the UK, though.