There are 6 ways to get from Athlone to Leeds by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
best- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane DUB - LBA
5h 6m£34–116Train, ferry
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Newton-le-Willowstrain
- Take the train from Newton-le-Willows to Leedstrain
11h 21m£90–151Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Arcadia to Parkgate Stbus 763
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Newton-le-Willowstrain
- Take the train from Newton-le-Willows to Leedstrain
11h 54m£92–154Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athlone to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Leedscar
9h 28m£113–355Train, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Lea Green to Leedstrain
7h 3m£54–161Train, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
7h 17m£49–157
Athlone to Leeds by train, tram, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athlone to Leeds is to train and fly which costs £30 - £120 and takes 5h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Athlone to Leeds is to train and fly which takes 5h 6m and costs £30 - £120.
The distance between Athlone and Leeds is 297 miles.
The best way to get from Athlone to Leeds without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 21m and costs £90 - £160.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Athlone to Leeds, including transfers.
There are 2605+ hotels available in Leeds.
What companies run services between Athlone, Ireland and Leeds, England?
There is no direct connection from Athlone to Leeds. However, you can take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston, take the vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), walk to Leeds Bradford Airport, then take the bus to Leeds Fire Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Athlone to Leeds via Dublin Heuston, Heuston, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, and Newton-le-Willows in around 11h 21m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–110
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–14
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–14
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–14
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–14
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newton-le-Willows to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newton-le-Willows to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lea Green to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newton-le-Willows to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newton-le-Willows to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Arcadia to Parkgate St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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