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€92–241Fly 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 Colbertbus
11h 50m€75–211Train, 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 5h€168–426Fly to Cork Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ATH - ORK
9h 41m€114–283Fly to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ATH - SNN
10h 12m€140–405Fly 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
10h 59m€135–311Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ATH - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
11h€87–243Bus
- 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
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Ireland is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €220 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Ireland is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs €90 - €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 5h and costs €160 - €430.
It takes approximately 8h 1m 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 8h 1m and costs €90 - €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 12:01 AM in Athens and 10:01 PM 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) once 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 and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- 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
- €18–23
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Constanţa to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39–43
- 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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