There are 8 ways to get from China to Ireland by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane PEK - ORK
17h 58m€406–1,511Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane PEK - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
19h 5m€222–1,232Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane PEK - DUB
14h 54m€351–1,117Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane PKX - DUB
17h 18m€322–918Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane PEK - SNN
17h 34m€384–1,121Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane PKX - ORK
19h 2m€307–1,612Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane PEK - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
18h 13m€275–1,521Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PEK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
22h 52m€462–1,258
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €320 - €950 and takes 17h 18m.
The fastest way to get from China to Ireland is to fly which takes 14h 54m and costs €350 - €1200.
The distance between China and Ireland is 8539 km.
It takes approximately 17h 58m to get from China to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 715+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between China and Ireland?
Air China, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Cork Airport (ORK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–2,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–2,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–2,300
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–2,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,700
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dublin Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–2,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–2,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–2,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €330–2,300
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–2,300
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–2,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dublin Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,600
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- en.bcia.com.cn
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://en.bcia.com.cn/gsjssy.html
- 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
- 0818 294 015
- 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
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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