There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Athlone by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane OTP - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
8h 54m€133–312Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadiabus 763
2d 11h€72–269Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 11 to Arcadiabus 763 / ...
40h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Athlonecar
2d€566–1,014Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BBU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
11h 13m€86–258Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane OTP - NOC
- Take the train from Claremorris to Athlonetrain
11h 50m€126–254Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane OTP - SNN
- Take the train from Ennis to Athenrytrain
- Take the train from Athenry to Athlonetrain
13h 48m€205–358Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane OTP - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
14h 5m€135–301Fly Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane OTP - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
14h 4m€143–349
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Athlone is to fly and train which costs €120 - €260 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Athlone is to fly and train which takes 8h 54m and costs €130 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Athlone. However, there are services departing from Bucharest Obor and arriving at Arcadia via Charlotte Street, Shudehill Interchange, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Bus Stand 11 and Dublin Airport Zone 11. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 33m.
The distance between Bucharest and Athlone is 2691 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Athlone without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 40h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Bucharest to Athlone, including transfers.
Bucharest to Athlone bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Bucharest Obor station.
Bucharest to Athlone bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Manchester, Coach Station.
Athlone is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 1:12 AM in Bucharest and 11:12 PM in Athlone.
There are 66+ hotels available in Athlone.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Athlone, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Bucharest Obor to Arcadia via Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Liffey Valley in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Dublin Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Dublin Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Dublin Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belfast International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Claremorris to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–13
Train from Ennis to Athenry
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €6–9
Train from Athenry to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €6–9
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
- 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/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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/
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 11 to Arcadia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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