There are 10 ways to get from Basque Country to Ireland by plane, train, ferry, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BIO - DUB
5h 26m€70–205Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BIQ - DUB
5h 51m€67–279Train, ferry
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
31h 29m€326–1,099Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Rowbus 785
42h 53mFly Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BIO - ORK
5h 3m€82–197Fly San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EAS - DUB
7h 58m€134–355Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SDR - DUB
7h 11m€75–209Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Bilbaocar
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
32h 1m€89–616Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the bus from Wexford Stn to Grand Paradebus 740
36h 25m€99–627Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Pearsetrain Ic / ...
37h 12m€78–598
Basque Country to Ireland by train, bus, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basque Country to Ireland is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Basque Country to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €80 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Basque Country station to Ireland. However, there are services departing from San Sebastián - Bus Station and arriving at Westland Row via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan and Grand Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 53m.
The distance between Basque Country and Ireland is 1187 km.
The best way to get from Basque Country to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 29m and costs €320 - €1100.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Basque Country to Ireland, including transfers.
Basque Country to Ireland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from San Sebastián - Bus Station.
Basque Country to Ireland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Ireland is 1h behind Basque Country. It is currently 9:58 AM in Basque Country and 8:58 AM in Ireland.
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What companies run services between Basque Country, Spain and Ireland?
Aer Lingus and Vueling Airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dublin Airport (DUB) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Dublin Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Pearse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- +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/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- wexfordbus.com
Bus from Wexford Stn to Grand Parade
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.wexfordbus.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- 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
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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