Northern Ireland including Giant's Causeway Rail Tour from Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

Sit back and relax on this combined rail and coach day trip from Dublin to Northern Ireland. With all your travel arrangements organized for you, you'll see Belfast and visit the famous coastal landscape known as the Giant's Causeway, with its stunning basalt columns.

Departing from Dublin Connolly Station you'll travel by train to Belfast (light breakfast available onboard). Upon arrival in Belfast, your coach tour will head to the famous Antrim Coast Road, crossing the lovely Glens of Antrim en route to Ballycastle and the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge. From here, you can glimpse the Scottish coast on a clear day. Note that the bridge is open from March to October only and there's a small local charge if you cross the bridge.

Next, you'll continue to the stunning Giant's Causeway, renowned for its polygonal basalt columns. It's fun to walk around, so be sure to wear good walking shoes!

After making a photo stop at historic Dunluce Castle, it's time to return to Belfast to catch your train to Dublin Connolly Station (snacks available)

USD $138.71

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Nancy S	April 2012
an excellent trip and well worth the money

Review by: Nancy S	April 2012
A well run trip well worth the money.

Review by: Kurt B	April 2012
This tour was spectacular. The Giant's Causeway was amazing. Still don't know how those stones got there but what an amazing site. The guide and the driver was terrific. They really knew their history and the sites that we visited. They made the tour fun and exciting. Brendan was an excellent tour guide.

Review by: Denise B	April 2012
Excellent! Our guides were extremely informative and friendly. We very much enjoyed our day. In addition to the two main sights, we were able to stop for a couple of photo options and to stretch our legs. Very good tour. I would highly recommend it.

Review by: Roseann and John W	March 2012
Even though the Giant's Causeway and the Antrim Coast are well worth the trip to see, the day trip from Dublin was much too long a trip for one day.

Review by: Ericka G	March 2012
The trip was ran really well. Our guide was helpful, essential and friendly. It was our first time with Viator and it won't be our last!

Review by: Mary A W	February 2012
Another great day trip up the Antrim Coast with views to Scotland. Giant's Causeway was amazing. Very informative tour guide.

Review by: Eleanor S	February 2012
This was a great day for my Husband and myself, we love this trip. We had a great time and learned a lot about Northern Ireland, the guide was very helpful and could answer all questions that anyone asked. This was part of a dream trip for our 40th wedding anniversary and this just add to our memories.

Review by: Michael H	October 2011
The day was very long but extremely interesting and the scenery was beautiful. Before the return train trip the bus took us on a quick tour around Belfast which was fascinating. Our only complaint was that the lunch at the Devil's Causeway hotel as terrible. We highly recommend this tour.

Review by: Patricia S	October 2011
Trip was worthwhile. Scenery was magnificent. Only glitch was it poured rain and the tour lasted two hours longer than stated. Overall *****

Review by: Marilyn R	October 2011
Great trip and guide!

Review by: William E	October 2011
Again, a long train ride but a great tour. Our guide went out of his way to present value and entertainment. Lots of time for everything.

Review by: Roger R	September 2011
Great tour. A must take when in Ireland.

Review by: december30	September 2011
Our tour guide was Peter. His disposition was less than enthusiastic, he should have called in sick this particular day because it seemed a burden for him. My husband and I went on a different tour in Ireland just 2 days before and the other tour guide was excellent.

Review by: Lynne F	September 2011
Overall the trip was excellent. However, I would suggest that an option to tour the Bushmills Distillery be added instead of spending 2 hours at the Giant Causeway.

Review by: Charles M	September 2011
Excellent, hard-working guides, perfect timing of all elements of the day and immensely memorable sights with plenty of time to enjoy each stop.

Review by: Sonia E	September 2011
GREAT DAY! THANK YOU!

Review by: Douglas S	August 2011
Well worth the time and money!!! A wonderful trip to see some of the most beautiful landscapes on this earth. Nothing less than stunning!!!!

Review by: Bonita R S	August 2011
Your site should indicate that they are not the actual tour company. Very misleading.

Review by: BeeJay	August 2011
Everyone who asks me about my trip to Ireland has to hear about the Carrick-a-rede Bridge. What an experience!

Review by: Yvonne K	August 2011
Our guides, Alan and Norman were great. It was a beautiful trip. I just wish we had more time at the Causeway.

Review by: KATHLEEN M	July 2011
It was great!!!

Review by: Ren	July 2011
Fantastic - highly recommended tour. Our driver and guide was great (Alan and Brendan) and the Giant's Causeway was fantastic.

Review by: Gregory D	July 2011
Our trip to the Giant's Causeway by rail was great. The views along the Irish coast were fantastic and the railway part was a great way to travel north. I thought that the tour guide did a great job. We had a short time in Ireland and it was a wonderful way to spend a day. Would recommend the trip!

Review by: Lisa A A	July 2011
Amazing and beautiful once there! Totally worth it. Tour quide was great. Long day of travel and large coaches make it hard for those on aisle seats to see things.

Review by: Susan F	July 2011
This was a great day and the guide and driver really put themselves out to give us a great experience.

Review by: Darci T	July 2011
Finding our guide in the yellow jacket was surprisingly easy. The bus tour guide was fabulous - friendly, helpful, and full of Irish information and history. This tour made us want to return to Northern Ireland for a more extensive visit.

Review by: Nathaniel J P	July 2011
David was the best tour guide ever! Even gave us a ride back to our hotel when we got in late!! Then the tour was amazing! So beautiful and informative. We only wish we could have taken Dave with on the rest of our trip :). Thanks so much!!

Review by: Carol W	July 2011
Good trip. Guide was difficult to understand for American travelers.

Review by: chan	July 2011
This trip is good only if you don't mind being rushed from places to places.The only two sites that we had enough time was the causeway (2hr) and the bridge(1 hr). Also, please DO NOT buy entry tickets through the tour guide because he over charged us. Over there they sell family tickets for cheaper price and there was NO line. But through the tour guide, we bought tickets individually. We paid 3.50 instead of 2.90 for kids each. He claimed it was cheaper to buy through him. Did he think we can't read from the displayed right above the ticket counter?

Review by: Lauralee	June 2011
Fantastic way to spend a day from Dublin. Beautiful scenery. Our tour guide Allen, was fantastic. The Giant's Causeway is a remarkable place to see plus all the extra's were a great bonus. We were given several photo stops along the way which was great. I would highly recommend this tour!!

Review by: Florence C	June 2011
I had an amazing time on this tour. I really enjoyed it. The Giant's Causeway is awesome and you'll never see anything quite like it anywhere in the world (except Scotland). I highly recommend this trip to anyone who has enthusiam for nature and landscapes. The coastline is beautiful. Please be sure to have Sterling Pounds on hand because NI uses the Pound and not the Euro (like the rest of Ireland). They charge about 5 pounds to cross The Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge. You have a option not to do it, if heights are not your thing.

Review by: John W	June 2011
Wow makes devils post pile at Yosemite seem like nothing

Review by: gerald d	June 2011
This was a great value! The train ride was awesome traveling through Ireland going to Belfast was great! The bus ride to the Causeway was marvelous. The Giant's Causeway was a lovely sight. We walk across the rope bridge the view was amazing!!! A must do if you have the time!!!! Well worth the money.

Review by: Robert S	May 2011
Loved the guide, great information.

Review by: Mary R	May 2011
Excellent high point of my trip to ireland

Review by: Peter M	May 2011
Delivered as promised, efficient, professional and very enjoyable!

Review by: Michael D H	May 2011
Wonderful memories. The tour guide was knowledgeable, and engaging. Everything went as promised. The Giants Causeway and Rope Bridge was awsome. Would recommend this tour to others. Thanks.

Review by: Anna W	May 2011
it was very very good...organized,friendly...highly reccomended...just not enough time at each stop...oh,well...a week would'nt have been enough time...most beautiful scenery i have ever seen..hands down

Review by: Gregory Y	April 2011
It was the best tour I went on in Ireland The views from the Causeway made the train ride worth it. If you are not into scenery skip it, half the tour is getting there.

Review by: Alex Barnard	April 2011
This tour was so much fun and Pat and Alan, our tour guides, were wonderful. They were both incredibly kind and hilarious. Everything was so beautiful and they each had a lot of stories to share about the different areas we were in. It was very easy to find Pat in the train station in Dublin, too. Originally I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to find the group before they left. This trip was definitely worth the money. At the end Alan also threw in a 30 minute driving tour of Belfast which was very interesting.

Review by: Lauren M	April 2011
Everything was perfect. The tour ran smoothly, the sites were amazing, and there were so many stops that gave us a great feel for Northern Ireland. I loved every second of it and would recommend the tour to everyone.

Review by: Yvonne M, United States of America	July 2010
We had a great trip. It was very exciting going to Northern Ireland. The planning was great, the country wonderful and I loved the Gian'ts Causeway. Very fun! Great guide.

Review by: Douglas U, United States of America	June 2010
This was an unbelievable experience. If I would have one negative to say about it, it would be that there weren't enough hours in the day to spend at the Giant's Causeway. I would do this tour again in a heartbeat!

Review by: H P S, United States of America	May 2010
The bus driver and Pat Fallon were both fantastic! It was a great experience and one that we will remember forever.

Review by: Mark H, United States of America	May 2010
Beautiful scenery, amazing landscape.

Review by: Osmawani O, Austria	April 2010
It was great. The guide waited at the train station, and in Belfast the coach was waiting. The guide and driver was great in his commentary, the route to Giant's Causeway is beautiful. All the stops along the route were scenic, and crossing the Carrick-a-Rede rope was indeed an experience. We also saw a bit of Belfast from the coach! Highly recommended!

Review by: Michael W, United States of America	April 2010
This trip was absolutely fantastic! When you go to the restaurant get the Beef Stew! You will NOT regret it. Overall, awesome trip

Review by: Krishnan V, Australia	October 2009
Wonderful guides, efficient organisation. Perfect day out in Northern Ireland.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	October 2009
A wonderful day trip! Only problem was getting the rail service from Dublin to Belfast because of the accident that had occurred a few months back. The transfers from bus to rail to bus was a bit tedious but the scenery was spectacular! As a suggestion you may want to email persons who have paid for the trip to let them know of their options of a refund or a trip later on, way ahead of schedule and not 24 hours before the trip. Thanks again.