WHEN TO ARRIVE FOR A COURSE AND WHEN TO DEPART
Students must arrive and depart on Saturday only. Arriving or departing on other days incurs extra costs (see below). Arriving or departing at times outside the times given below also incurs extra costs.
Travel Details can be sent at a later time. Do not book flights until a place on a course is confirmed.
WHERE TO ARRIVE FOR A COURSE:
FLY to DUBLIN – Go by BUS to CLARE (Castletroy)
Our MEET & GREET service takes the worry out of travelling. All students are met by our CELS Representatives for both arrival and departure.
Students should arrive and depart to/from Dublin Airport and travel to/from Clare (Castletroy) by public bus. Students may also arrive and/or depart from Shannon Airport but there is an extra fee of €90 per trip.
There are many flights that go direct to Dublin. Aer Lingus (and other airlines) allow young persons aged 12 years and over to travel unaccompanied with a Form of Indemnity completed and signed by the parent/guardian at the origin airport. The Young Person must keep this for their return journey. See the Aer Lingus website for the full and latest details regarding this: http://www.aerlingus.com/help/help/forms/#.d.en1237
Travelling with Ryanair: Ryanair does not accept bookings for children under age 16 unless booked with someone over 16. Ryanair website: www.ryanair.com
Many other airlines also service Dublin Airport: this link gives all the options – https://www.dublinairport.com/flight-information/online-timetables
CELS strongly recommends that you book a seat for your child for the Departure flight. In this way early on-line check-in for the Departure Flight is possible. It allows the student aged 16 and over to carry their Departure Boarding Card with them and thus avoid long lines at the check-in desk at Dublin Airport.
Students under 16 travelling from Spain must carry an authorisation letter issued by the Spanish police before they will be allowed to travel. Students under 16 travelling from other countries may also have rules regarding unaccompanied minors. Parents must find out the laws that apply to their country before booking.
The CELS MEET & GREET service:
Teenage students are met by a CELS representative when they arrive in Dublin Airport and brought to the correct bus to Castletroy. Students are also met when they get off the bus in Birdhill and transferred to their Host Families. Similarly, teenage students are also helped at Dublin Airport by a CELS representative for their return journey by ensuring that they check-in properly. Normally there are several students attending the course on the same bus.
These are our present CELS Meet & Greet representatives:
Students must pay for the bus to and from Castletroy. The bus fare is NOT INCLUDED in the course fee. Return bus fare is 37 Euro booked on-line. CELS will instruct you which bus to book.
ARRIVAL FLIGHTS
Arrival Flight to Dublin should arrive before 16:30
Arrivals after 16:30 – 70 Euro extra fee per person
Arrivals after 18:00 – 110 Euro extra fee per person
Arrivals after 19:00 – 150 Euro extra fee per person
Arrivals after 21:00 – 180 Euro extra fee per person
FLIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE BOOKED THAT ARRIVE AFTER 22:00.
DEPARTURE FLIGHTS
Early Departure Flights (before 12:15pm) require students to get the 01:35am bus. Students can sleep on the bus. This is not a problem to us.
All Departures should be between 06:00 and 17:00.
Departures after 17:00 – 60 Euro extra fee per person
Departures after 19:00 – 90 Euro extra fee per person
Departures after 21:00 – 150 Euro extra fee per person
Students must arrive and depart on Saturday only. Arriving or departing on other days incurs extra costs:
Arrival on Friday before the course: €150 minimum;
Arrival on Sunday: €120 minimum;
Departure on Sunday after the course: €150 minimum;
Departure on Monday after the course: €200 minimum
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STUDENTS MAY ALSO TRAVEL TO/FROM SHANNON AIRPORT
We also meet students who arrive at Shannon Airport and transfer them to their Host Families. Please note there is a €60 per trip extra charge for transfers to and from Shannon Airport. Here are the airlines that serve Shannon Airport with direct flights:
Ryanair www.ryanair.com
Please note: Ryanair does not accept bookings for children under age 16 unless booked with someone over 16.
Alicante, Berlin, Faro, Fuertaventura, Kaunas, Krakow, Lanzarote, Malaga, Mallorca, Memmingen (Munich), Paris-Beauvais, Tenerife (South), Warsaw and Wroclaw.
Faro, Lanzarote, Malaga
CONNECTING FLIGHTS TO SHANNON
You can make flight connections to Shannon Airport:
via Dublin or London-Heathrow (with Aer Lingus) www.aerlingus.com
via London-Stansted, London-Gatwick or Manchester (with Ryanair)
To find a flight or connection to Shannon Airport go to:
www.shannonairport.com/flight-info/timetable/index.html
Remember: There is a €90 per trip extra charge for transfers to and from Shannon Airport.
Students must arrive and depart on Saturday only. Arriving or departing on other days incurs extra costs:
Arrival on Friday before the course: €180 minimum;
Arrival on Sunday: €150 minimum;
Departure on Sunday after the course: €180 minimum;
Departure on Monday after the course: €230 minimum