There are 11 ways to get from Balloch to Ireland by plane, tram, busferry, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport, tram
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GLA - DUB
- Take the tram from Red Cow to Tallaghttram
4h 16m€38–133Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain Belfast Great Central - Dublin Connolly
11h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Balloch to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublincar
5h 58m€65–128Fly Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
4h 47m€49–147Fly Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
4h 30m€54–176Fly Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GLA - ORK
4h 35m€65–196Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Balloch to Glasgow Queen Street Low Leveltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EDI - DUB
6h 7m€53–165Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
6h 25m€60–148Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Balloch to Glasgow Queen Street Low Leveltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
6h 11m€47–188Bus and ferry, bus via Burlington Road
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus 705x
11h 28mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Rowbus 785
11h 32m
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balloch to Ireland is to fly and tram which costs €35 - €140 and takes 4h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Balloch to Ireland is to fly and tram which takes 4h 16m and costs €35 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Balloch to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Lower Stoneymollan Road and arriving at Burlington Road via Glasgow Buchanan, Europa Bus Centre and Dublin, O'Connell Street Upper (The Gresham Hotel). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 28m.
The distance between Balloch and Ireland is 346 km.
The best way to get from Balloch to Ireland without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 11h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Balloch to Ireland, including transfers.
Balloch to Ireland bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Glasgow Buchanan station.
Balloch to Ireland bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
There are 1161+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland and Ireland?
Aer Lingus and British Airways fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- 00353 1 4614911
- info@luas.ie
- Website
- luas.ie
Tram from Red Cow to Tallaght
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- Luas
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.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 Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Balloch to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Row
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–150
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €171
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