How to Travel to Ireland From Canada

By Richard Thomas

So many Canadians (as well as Americans) have family roots in Ireland that it comes as no surprise that the Emerald Isle is a popular tourist destination. It's a lovely green island, steeped in Celtic history and culture. Visiting Ireland is usually as simple as having an up-to-date passport and booking passage either by air or sea.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You'll Need:

Passport
Passport

Step 1

Check your passport. Look your passport's expiration date, and make sure it is valid for at least six months from the date of your scheduled arrival in Ireland. You will receive a 30-day tourist stamp upon arrival.

Step 2

Start hunting online for an airfare bargain. Flights leave from Canadian international airports to Ireland every day. Remember to search for fares using both online discounters--such as Kayak and Travelocity--and the airlines' own websites. Expand your search and cross-reference as much as you can to get the price of your airfare down.

Step 3

Consider a passenger cruise liner if flying does not suit you. This probably will be more expensive than flying, and it certainly takes longer--about two weeks--but it definitely puts a different spin on traveling. Fred Olsen Cruise Lines operates a transatlantic route from Montreal that stops in Ireland before continuing to the United Kingdom.

Step 4

Book a cabin aboard a cargo transport. This is a slightly unorthodox, but perfectly reasonable, way of traveling between ports not serviced (or infrequently serviced) by cruiser liners.

Tips & Warnings

Canadians are eligible for short-term "Working Holiday Visas," which allow them to get a work permit and spend several months funding their visit to Ireland by getting the job there.

Resources

Andrew Weir Transport Cruises

About The Author

Richard Thomas has been writing since earning his M.A. in international affairs in 1997, frequently writes about hiking and scuba diving for Trails.com, and also works as the Budget Travel topic manager for eHow and the senior travel editor for Associated Content. His 2009 work on Portuguese hiking and artisanal cheeses has also appeared in print.

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