passport

[wizard69]

Do you need a passport to travel to Dublin (from England)
I'm getting conflicting advise on this and would appreciate the "definative" answer.
Might be going there next year for a few days and need to know if i need a passport.
Also, how much is a passport for an adult and a child?
TIA...

[mushroom25]

you don't need a passport per-se, but you are likely to need a form of photo ID to travel to & from, whether by air or ferry.

Check with your carrier as to what they consider acceptable.

[Buenchico]

As Mushroom25 states, British citizens do not require a passport to enter the Republic of Ireland.

However, you require suitable ID before an airline will issue you with a boarding card. Each company has its own rules. Ryanair, for example, will only accept a passport or a driving licence (with photo). Aer Lingus will accept almost any form of photo-ID, including a bus pass or a work's ID card.

Check the website of the carrier you intend to travel with (or post again on AB) to find out the rules which will apply to you. (Neither Ryanair nor Aer Lingus require photo ID for children, under 16, travelling with an adult to Ireland. Other carriers probably have similar policies).

A first passport for an adult currently costs �72. the fee for a first child passport is �46:
http://www.passport.gov.uk/fees.asp
(Use the links, on the left of that page, for further information about applying for passports).

Chris

[vehelpfulguy]

With the current security situation at airports the safest way to ensure you can fly anywhere is to get a passport.

Better to do that, than turn up at the airport and find they wont accept your form of ID.

About 10 years ago I flew from England to Dublin with no passport and no photo ID either, but I would not risk it today.

Get a passport.

[jno]

nobody's mentioned this, but don't you need a passport to get home again?

[dzug]

No you don't need one to get home again

[wizard69]

thanks guys. All very helpful and much appriciated

[tillyfloss]

we regularly travel to dublin from england only using driver licenses (photo)

[jno]

why not, dzug? Is it assumed that the Irish authorities have already done the work of weeding out the terrorists?

[dzug]

It's because the agreement between the British and Irish governments is two-way.

Citizens of both countries can travel back and forth without the need to show (or even have) a passport or indeed (until the advent of airline security restrictions) any documents at all.

If you think that means there are holes in immigration procedures you are right.

[jno]

thanks for the explanation, dzug

[kempie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Travel_Are a

[wizard69]

once again guys, all replies much appriciated

[david1702198]

you need some sort of photographic id (not necessarily a passport) to even travel throughout the uk on domestic flights.