We recommend buying your Aer Lingus tickets directly from aerlingus.com. Aer Lingus will offer the best departure times to Dublin, but if your priority is the lowest price, it is advisable to compare the price of your ticket with a competing airline, for example on skyscanner.com.

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Airline tickets are offered in several fares, which differ mainly in terms of checked baggage rules or flight change options.

When to buy tickets

For flights within Europe between Ireland and other cities, it is advisable to monitor and buy flights between 2 and 3 months before departure.

Flights within Ireland and between the British Isles are worth looking at a shorter time frame of 1 to 2 months before departure.

For flights across the Atlantic to the United States, the lowest prices tend to be 2 to 4 months before departure.

Destinations

The British Isles, Western Europe and a fairly extensive network of destinations in North America are the main destinations. Because Aer Lingus is a network carrier, it will offer cheap fares not only between Dublin or Shannon, but also between any combination of destinations served.

Aer Lingus operates flights from several bases:

• Dublin DUB
  • Dozens of destinations across Europe and very frequent services to the UK
  • long-haul services to the following airports: Boston BOS, Chicago ORD, Cleveland CLE, Denver DEN, Hartford BDL, Indianapolis IND, Las Vegas LAS, Los Angeles LAX, Miami MIA, Minneapolis MSP, Nashville BNA, New York JFK, Newark EWR, Orlando MCO, Philadelphia PHL, Raleigh RDU, San Francisco SFO, Seattle SEA, Toronto YYZ, Washington IAD
• Shannon SNN
  • direct flights to Boston BOS, London Heathrow LHR, New York JFK, Paris CDG
• Cork ORK
  • direct flights to approx. 20 destinations in Europe

The main competitor on European routes is Ryanair.

Check prices at aerlingus.com

Route map

A flight map will give you an overview of the destinations, of which there are currently just under 150.