Travelling to IRELAND
Updated: 05.02.21
We continue to operate our schedules playing a critical role in the supply chain and facilitating essential travel. Our services are operating as normal for freight including freight drivers. We are operating our ‘Travel Safe’ programme to ensure the safety and comfort of both passengers and crew on all our services. See what we are doing here.
Advice is still that travel should be for essential reasons only. Please consult your local health authority for further guidance.
We strongly recommend adding our new flexibility option when making a new booking.
What you need to do before traveling to IRELAND:
The latest travel advice to and from Ireland is here.
- 1. You must complete an online Passenger Locator Form (PLF)*.
- 2. Present at check-in a negative (not detected) pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test result taken up to 72 hours before arrival . There are limited exemptions for passengers who do not need to provide evidence of a pre-departure test.
- 3. And 14 days of quarantine post arrival**.
Immigrations Officers will check 1. PLF and 2. Negative PCR test and penalties may be issued for non-compliance. Full details can be found here.
- [* NOTE – Passenger Locator Form: Enter n/a in respect of Ferry number and Seat number on Step 2 of the online locator form). This applies to all passengers, regardless of country of citizenship (i.e. including Irish citizens). The information on the PLF may be used for the purpose of contact tracing in case you, or another person you have been in contact with, becomes symptomatic for COVID-19.]
- [**NOTE – There are limited exemptions from mandatory quarantine. More details here.]
- [***NOTE – Visa requirements for citizens of non-EU/CTA countries are changing as of 28/01/2021. You may now require a Visa or Transit Visa. See here for more details.]
- In accordance with public health guidelines, it is required to wear face coverings onboard our ships and at ports where social distancing isn’t possible.