There are 10 ways to get from Bordeaux to Ireland by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BOD - DUB
5h 26m€65–195Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bordeaux to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
26h 36m€177–241Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Padova to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 17h€151–506Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BOD - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
7h 22m€96–309Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BOD - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
9h 10m€124–228Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BOD - ORK
5h 20m€81–238Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane TLS - DUB
8h 7m€109–294Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean 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
27h 9m€222–424Train, ferry via Tours
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Caentrain K39
- Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain K2+ / ...
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
29h 6m€190–356Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Rennesbus
- Take the train from Rennes to Lisontrain C12
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain K2+ / ...
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
32h 31m€147–241
Bordeaux to Ireland by train, subway, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Ireland is to fly which costs €60 - €200 and takes 5h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs €80 - €240.
The distance between Bordeaux and Ireland is 1073 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Ireland without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 17h and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Bordeaux to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 26m and costs €60 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €550 and takes 3 days 17h.
Ireland is 1h behind Bordeaux. It is currently 1:15 PM in Bordeaux and 12:15 PM in Ireland.
There are 1102+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Ireland?
Aer Lingus and Air France fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Dublin Airport (DUB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Dublin via Venice - Mestre Bus Station, Venezia Mestre, Padova, Padova, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 3d 17h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- €65–95
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
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
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Rail 1st Class
- €85–120
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- €65–100
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €30–50
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–80
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- Rail 1st Class
- €19–28
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- 1st Class
- €70–90
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- 1st Class
- €80–110
- 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 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €19–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €230–1,400
- On Foot
- €80–100
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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