Ryanair Connecting Flights

[ladyalex]

Does anyone have any experience of booking connecting flights by Ryanair, eg Edinburgh to Dublin the Dublin to Brussels ?
There seems to be an hour and a half between arrival in Dublin and departure for Brussels, but would this allow enough time for a transfer ?
I don't think Ryanair have any possibility of booking the flights or the luggage right through like 'normal' airlines...or do they ?
Would it even be possible just with hand luggage in this time ?
Thanks for any advice..

[Buenchico]

Ryanair solely operates a 'point-to-point' service and connecting flights don't feature in their operations.

If you booked Edinburgh to Dublin and Dublin to Brussels you'd have to leave the arrivals hall at Dublin and then go to the departures area in exactly the same way as if you were starting your journey in Dublin. Further, if your first flight was delayed (making you miss the onward flight), Ryanair would not take any responsibility for getting you to Brussels because they'd regard the two parts of your journey as totally unrelated.

However, if you're still prepared to take a chance, you might well be able to make the connection with hand baggage only but it would largely depend upon the length of the queues for security checks in the Dublin Airport departures hall.

Given that you can fly direct from Edinburgh to Brussels for under £200 return, going via Dublin (and therefore paying for two lots of tickets) seems an odd route to me anyway!
http://www.brusselsairlines.com/en_uk/

[Buenchico]

PS: Ryanair operate into Charleroi Airport, which is a 55 minute bus ride from central Brussels. (There's no train service unless you take a bus to the local train station first). Brussels Airlines fly into Brussels National Airport, which is just 17 minutes by train (with a very frequent service) into the city centre. (There's also a bus, which takes 30 minutes).

[mushroom25]

but Ryanair fly Edinburgh-Charleroi.........?
(admittedly not every day.....)

[Buenchico]

Thank you, Mushroom25.

Either way, there seems no real need to go via Dublin!

[Buenchico]

Another thought:
Travelling out from Edinburgh to the airport (in plenty of time for your flight), waiting for take-of, flying, getting through Belgian passport control and getting into central Brussels might easily take you 5 hours. If you don't mind taking a little longer (7½ hours) in order to get a less stressful journey, I've had no problem finding return fares from Edinburgh to Brussels of £117 on the Eurostar website:
http://www.eurostar.com/uk-en

[ladyalex]

Thank you all for your answers.
My problem is that I want to go to Brussels from Edinburgh on a Sunday ....Ryanair do. ot fly Edinburgh Brussels on a Sunday.
Brussels Air do, but at about 4 times the price.
I am aware that Ryanair go to Charleroi and that this is some distance from Brussels.

I'll have a look at Eurostar, but suspect that Sunday travel will again be a problem.

[ladyalex]

Just to let you know the price comparisons.
Via Ryanair, Edinburgh to Dublin costs £15
Dublin to Charleroi costs 33Euros approx £27
£42 is a lot less than £117

[ladyalex]

Also, I only want to go one way.

[Buenchico]

What's the actual date that you want to travel on?

[ladyalex]

Sunday 25th May 2014

[SpikeyBush]

If I had the choice of flying Ryanair or walking and swimming to my destination I would opt for the latter. Flying with them is like going to a cattle mart and when you examine their small print you find out that using a more expensive alternative actually works out cheaper once you have allowed for your needs.

[ladyalex]

Thanks everyone.
I have now abandoned any plans I had to go to Brussels with Ryanair via Dublin.

[Buenchico]

So your options are as follows:
£118.50 on Eurostar
£111.98 with easyJet (with a very long wait, from 0835 to 1710 at Gatwick)
£178.00 with Brussels Airlines
£110.49 with FlyBe + Ryanair (with a wait from 1500 to 2025 at Manchester)

I'd definitely opt for Eurostar. That's simply a direct train from Edinburgh to Kings Cross, walk across the road to St Pancras International, go through the whole check-in process in just a few minutes and hop on a train straight to the centre of Brussels.

Alternatively fly out with Ryanair on the Saturday for £44.79 and stay in the Hotel Van Belle, in the centre of Brussels, where a single room will cost you £39.71:
http://www.hostelworld.com

[ladyalex]

Thank you Buenchico.
The Saturday flight isn't an option, unfortunately, so I'll have to ponder the other options.
Tending to agree with you about Eurostar at the moment.

[237SJ]

If you have no hand baggage and there is no change of terminal, 1.5 hours should be OK. People do it in 60 mins at heathrow and some of them cut it really fine and leave 45 mins sometimes. It all depends if the incoming flight is delayed (which it quite often is at LHR because of lack of runway space) but Ryanair have quite a good punctuality record.

[237SJ]

Sorry, I meant no hold luggage.

[ladyalex]

Thank you 237SJ
I'll keep on ppndering the options.

[ladyalex]

Thank you, Methyl.