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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just be aware that the IAD to Dublin flight is quite short, and the flight leaves IAD pretty early, so it is even more difficult to sleep than on the longer non-stops.[/quote]

Depends on the day. Sometimes they have two different evening flights, leaving in 5-6 hour and the 8-9 hour. We’ve been on both, and I agree that the earlier one is tough.[/quote]

Can you elaborate on why the earlier one is tough? I am planning a trip to Dublin--my first time in Ireland and only my second trip out of the country--and I'm trying to decide between these two flights (the one that leaves in the 5-6 hour and the one that leaves in the 8-9 hour). I'm not connecting anywhere else; staying in Dublin. I am a very, very nervous flyer, and I hardly ever do it ... because it scares the crap out of me. So I'm debating whether I'd be less freaked out if I left while there are still a few hours of daylight or whether it would be better to leave at night when (presumably) I can't see much. It's been my dream to go for such a long time, and I've finally saved enough, but my anxiety is getting in my way. I want to book, but not knowing which flight would be better is keeping me from doing so. Can anyone offer some gentle advice or pors/cons to an inexperienced and nervous traveler? Thanks so much.[/quote]

The early departure time means it's hard to fall asleep until probably 3-4 hours into the flight, which is about 6 to 6.5 hours in the air. Then the landing time is around 1 AM for your body time. You are just sort of a wreck at that time, and will get into Dublin probably 5-6 hours before you can check into your hotel and get some rest. If you take the later flight, you can probably fall asleep within the first hour or two, and when your arrive it's more like 4 AM body time - not great, but not as hellacious as 1 AM. And by the time you get into Dublin it's probably 11 AM- get some food and you can probably check into your hotel a couple of hours later.[/quote]

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