There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Athlone by plane, train, bus, busferry, 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dublin Airport (DUB)OTP - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
8h 53m€143–282Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Rădăuţi
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadia763
2d 11h€68–269Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station802 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 11 to Arcadia763 / ...
41h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Athlone
2d€564–1,012Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)OTP - NOC
- Take the train from Claremorris to Athlone
12h 39m€136–354Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BBU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
11h 17m€81–248Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Shannon Airport (SNN)OTP - SNN
- Take the train from Ennis to Athenry
- Take the train from Athenry to Athlone
13h 20m€185–328Fly Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)OTP - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
13h 57m€153–355Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Take the bus from Ploiești to Dunkerque
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station40 / ...
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Athlone Station73
3d 2h€310–657
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 €80 - €250 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Athlone is to fly and train which takes 8h 53m and costs €140 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Athlone. However, there are services departing from Bucharest Obor and arriving at Arcadia via Liverpool, Liverpool One, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Bus Stand 11 and Dublin Airport Zone 11. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 16m.
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 41h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 53m 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 Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Athlone is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 5:57 AM in Bucharest and 3:57 AM in Athlone.
There are 67+ 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
- €70–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Dublin Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Dublin Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Dublin Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Claremorris to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- 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
- 51 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
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €6–9
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €4–7
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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/
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
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploiești to Dunkerque
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Athlone Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- 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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