There are 10 ways to get from Basque Country to Ireland by plane, train, 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.
Fly San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)EAS - DUB
6h 30m€111–294Fly Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cork Airport (ORK)BIO - ORK
5h 6m€71–208Train, ferry
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
31h 25m€186–383Bus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián to Padova
- Take the bus from Padova to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
3d 21h€132–422Fly Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BIO - DUB
5h 20m€75–184Fly Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Shannon Airport (SNN)BIO - SNN
8h 47m€93–188Fly Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BIO - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
8h 51m€100–205Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Bilbao
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublin
31h 59m€83–226Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-BilbaoE1
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal DockIc
37h 5m€73–205Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Wexford O'Hanrahan Station to Grand Parade740
37h 31m€86–235
Basque Country to Ireland by train, subway, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basque Country to Ireland is to train and car ferry which costs €70 - €210 and takes 37h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Basque Country to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €70 - €210.
The distance between Basque Country and Ireland is 1182 km.
The best way to get from Basque Country to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 25m and costs €180 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Basque Country to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Basque Country to Ireland is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €110 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €430 and takes 3 days 21h.
Ireland is 1h behind Basque Country. It is currently 9:39 AM in Basque Country and 8:39 AM in Ireland.
There are 1069+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Basque Country, Spain and Ireland?
Iberia, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Sebastián to Dublin via Padova, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 3d 21h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95–140
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–13
Train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from San Sebastián to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Padova to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- wexfordbus.com
Bus from Wexford O'Hanrahan Station to Grand Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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