Rail & Sail

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Originally Posted by ThomasJ

But irish rail have been telling people to get their tickets down the port.

They mean sailrail (combined sail and rail ticket) but that's a special or discount ticket. Ferry companies are not selling specials due to current overloaded demand. sailrail is suspended to my knowledge. Hence you buy a ferry ticket, likely on standby, as ferries are fully booked. If you get on and when you get to other side you buy a rail ticket at ticket booth in Holyhead Ferry Terminal. You can't get on the train without a booked ticket. Even with sailirail you used to have to exchange voucher for a booked/reserved ticket on other side. At least that's what I had to do last year.

If you think you can do better then go and try. I've simply relayed my experiences in trying to get my wife home and what I had to do.