There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Ireland by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ATH - DUB
8h 1m€87–221Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane ATH - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
11h 45m€65–171Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Constanțabus
- Take the train from Constanţa to Suceavatrain
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 6h€156–406Fly to Cork Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ATH - ORK
10h 5m€87–205Fly to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ATH - SNN
10h 12m€100–285Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ATH - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
11h 11m€131–295Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ATH - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
11h 13m€93–256Bus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 8h€124–450
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Ireland is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €180 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs €85 - €230.
The distance between Athens and Ireland is 2922 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Ireland without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 6h and costs €150 - €410.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Athens to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Athens to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €450 and takes 3 days 8h.
Ireland is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 9:04 AM in Athens and 7:04 AM in Ireland.
There are 715+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Ireland?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and Aegean Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Dublin via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Suceava, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Constanţa to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Constanţa to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–44
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
Bus from Thessaloniki to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
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