Your day, step by step
08:45
Leave the ship and take the free shuttle to town. Ask for the last shuttle time.
09:00
Walk to St Cybi's Church and the Roman fort walls around it.
09:45
Meet your pre-booked taxi to South Stack, about 10–15 minutes.
10:00
Walk the level path from the Ellin's Tower car park, watch the seabird cliffs and stop at the RSPB café.
12:00
Taxi back to Newry Beach.
12:30
Lunch at the Harbourfront Bistro.
13:30
Holyhead Maritime Museum and the Holyhead at War shelter, if in season (just before Easter to the end of October).
14:30
Walk from the marina along the Coastal Path to Breakwater Country Park.
15:45
Walk back to the town centre and the shops on Market Street.
16:15
Take the shuttle, 75 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Holyhead town centre (ship at jetty)16:15
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Holyhead day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Holyhead town centre (ship at jetty)Free shuttle, about 5 min16:15
- Holyhead town centre (ship at anchor)To the marina landing, then tender queue15:45
- South Stack Cliffs (ship at jetty)Pre-booked taxi, about 15 min, then shuttle16:10
- Bangor (ship at jetty)Train up to 40 min, walk and shuttle about 15 min15:05
- Conwy Castle (ship at jetty)Walk to station, train up to 64 min, walk and shuttle about 15 min14:30
- Caernarfon Castle (ship at jetty)Pre-booked taxi 35–45 min, then shuttle15:10
Where people get Holyhead wrong
Taking a train to Conwy or Bangor without checking a return that reaches Holyhead station 90 minutes before all-aboard.
Built from our Holyhead guide, checked against 27 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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Your whole cruise, planned like this
This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Holyhead to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
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