Flights via dublin

[D1sn3yf4n]

Hello
I booked to stay in the Caribbean beach resort for 12-26 sept 2020 when Disney had the free Disney dining on offer. I’m now looking at flights and have seen flights via Dublin for £1400 for 2 adults and a child which I think is a good price. Someone said we would clear customs in Dublin so what would happen at MCO?

[tspill]

at MCO you in effect drive as a domestic passenger. Collect your luggage and go.
Dublin pre-clearance is great.

BUT make sure you have a decent connection. I would advise going the night before. There are few flights from Dublin and missing a connection can be very painful.

[Warkman58]

You might find it cheaper again, if you start in Dublin, as per above advice,book a flight into Dublin the night before

[lilo82]

I did an indirect started from dublin to charlotte and then charlotte to mco. Fantastic... we got to dublin and did all the custom stuff at dublin. Rather than at mco. When you arrive at mco you get your luggage and go. Just like if you were comin back from the airport after your holiday.

[tinytots]

How long connection time would you need if flying from Gatwick up to Dublin?

[CarsonMac]

Originally Posted by tinytots

How long connection time would you need if flying from Gatwick up to Dublin?

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we flew indirect from edinburgh to Boston via dublin 2 years ago for new year. had 2 hour connection and found it plenty time, the pre-clearance can get busy tho but still enough time with time to spare to get a coffee etc prior to boarding

[Peko]

Originally Posted by tinytots

How long connection time would you need if flying from Gatwick up to Dublin?

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There are two different scenarios here:

1. A through ticket starting in the UK (LGW/EDI/BHX etc) with a connection in Dublin. With this a couple of hours is fine, assuming the first flight is on time. If it’s not, your connection is protected and the airline will rebook you.

As mentioned above by tspill, it’s true there are fewer alternative routings from DUB than from, say, LHR, but it’s in the airline’s interest to get you to destination as soon as possible. Overnight delays are possible, but generally in the case of missed flights the airline will try to reroute you the same day, albeit probably with additional connections. The EI flight to MCO is a bit of a challenge, because it’s relatively late in the day, allowing fewer rebooking options. If this worries you (and it’s all about personal risk tolerance), you could take a longer connection as suggested.

2. Booking a flight which starts in Dublin (as mentioned above by Warkman58 and lilo82), with the connection from the UK origin point on a separate ticket (possibly a different airline). This can save money (especially in business class), but carries a lot more risk, since delay or cancellation on the first flight, causing you to miss the flight out of Dublin, means you lose the whole ticket.

Therefore, with scenario 2, it’s advisable to leave much more time between flights, ideally an overnight if the departure from Dublin is relatively early in the day. My personal rule for getting to the starting point of such flights if I have checked bags or an early start, is to take a flight early enough that I have at least two other options (obviously at extra cost) to get to the start point (eg Dublin) in time for the main flight. This may or may not involve an overnight stay. I would say generally that the savings available from starting the itinerary somewhere like Dublin with unprotected connections, aren’t often worth the hassle and risk, if flying economy. In higher cabins it can be a different story.

[tinytots]

Originally Posted by Peko

There are two different scenarios here:

1. A through ticket starting in the UK (LGW/EDI/BHX etc) with a connection in Dublin. With this a couple of hours is fine, assuming the first flight is on time. If it’s not, your connection is protected and the airline will rebook you.

As mentioned above by tspill, it’s true there are fewer alternative routings from DUB than from, say, LHR, but it’s in the airline’s interest to get you to destination as soon as possible. Overnight delays are possible, but generally in the case of missed flights the airline will try to reroute you the same day, albeit probably with additional connections. The EI flight to MCO is a bit of a challenge, because it’s relatively late in the day, allowing fewer rebooking options. If this worries you (and it’s all about personal risk tolerance), you could take a longer connection as suggested.

2. Booking a flight which starts in Dublin (as mentioned above by Warkman58 and lilo82), with the connection from the UK origin point on a separate ticket (possibly a different airline). This can save money (especially in business class), but carries a lot more risk, since delay or cancellation on the first flight, causing you to miss the flight out of Dublin, means you lose the whole ticket.

Therefore, with scenario 2, it’s advisable to leave much more time between flights, ideally an overnight if the departure from Dublin is relatively early in the day. My personal rule for getting to the starting point of such flights if I have checked bags or an early start, is to take a flight early enough that I have at least two other options (obviously at extra cost) to get to the start point (eg Dublin) in time for the main flight. This may or may not involve an overnight stay. I would say generally that the savings available from starting the itinerary somewhere like Dublin with unprotected connections, aren’t often worth the hassle and risk, if flying economy. In higher cabins it can be a different story.

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Wow! Thank you, great response. That’s really explained it well. Option 1 would be preferable if we do that. Still toying with lots of options. Trying to convince hubby to indirect

[Warkman58]

Yes, we fly in tge night before and stay at tge Premier Inn at Swords.

Last time we went from LHR -DUB-MCO

I built in a Ling lead time between arriving in DUB and flying out. Just as well, due to ground radar problems at DUB, we sat onnLHr apron for three hours,didn’t get much time in the lounge.

On separate tix, we always fly in the night before.

Another tip is on the way back, if it’s MC0-LGW Then LHR-DUB, we collect cases at Gatwick and catch the train vack home instead of flying back to Dublin then back to BHX

[tiggerfan144]

I've not done Aer Lingus to Orlando but i have to chicago went from leeds bradford to dublin then onto chicago with an hour and half connection time in Dublin immigration for me went quite quickly. had time to use the restroom and grab a bottle of water for the flight and they were then boarding. i did look into just booking the flight from Dublin and then the earlier flight separate but would have cost more as luggage allowance on the 1st flight was lower than the flight to chicago so worth checking that. can't remember if i picked up luggage in Dublin on way there but didn't on way back so that was helpful