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
5h 49m€117–242Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ATH - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
9h 18m€107–244Train, 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€166–422Fly to Cork Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ATH - ORK
7h 43m€124–294Fly to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ATH - SNN
8h 10m€145–346Fly 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 Grand Central to Dundalktrain
8h 47m€170–302Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane ATH - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbertbus
9h 32m€145–302Bus
- 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€123–450
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Ireland is to fly and train which costs €100 - €250 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €110 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Dublin via Thessaloniki, Suceava and Rădăuți. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
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 €160 - €430.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Athens to Ireland, including transfers.
Athens to Ireland bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis S.A., depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
The best way to get from Athens to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €110 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €450 and takes 3 days 8h.
Athens to Ireland bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis S.A., arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Ireland is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 9:30 AM in Athens and 7:30 AM in Ireland.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Ireland?
Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and Aer Lingus 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
- €65–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- 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
- €95–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- 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
- €100–420
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Constanţa to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Constanţa to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–44
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- 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
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
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