There are 8 ways to get from Clare to Doolin by car, car ferry, bus, train, or plane
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Clare to Holyhead
- Take the car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Doolin
11h 18m€159–222Fly London Stansted Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)STN - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to ATU Galway
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Doolin
11h 39m€63–220Line 41 bus, train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Memorial to Bus Station
- Take the train from Sudbury (Suffolk) to Marks Tey
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)LHR - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Doolin
10h 32m€124–327Line 18 bus, line 320 bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Memorial to Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Railway Station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)STN - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Doolin
10h 14mFly London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)STN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to ATU Galway
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Doolin
11h 58m€68–196Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LTN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to ATU Galway
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Doolin
12h 30m€113–299Fly London Stansted Airport to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)STN - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Doolin
13h 13m€99–225Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)LTN - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Doolin
13h 34m€119–308
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Clare to Doolin is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €200 and takes 11h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Clare to Doolin is to line 41 bus and train and fly and bus which takes 10h 32m and costs €120 - €330.
The distance between Clare and Doolin is 790 km.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Clare to Doolin, including transfers.
There are 340+ hotels available in Doolin.
What companies run services between Clare, England and Doolin, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Clare to Doolin. However, you can drive to Holyhead, take the car ferry to Dublin Terminal 1, then drive to Doolin. Alternatively, you can take the line 41 bus to Bus Station, walk to Sudbury (Suffolk), take the train to Marks Tey, take the train to Stratford (London), take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, take the line 51 bus to Ennis Station, then take the bus to Doolin.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Train from Sudbury (Suffolk) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Marks Tey to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- services@hedingham.co.uk
- Website
- hedinghamandchambers.co.uk
Bus from Memorial to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.hedinghamandchambers.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ennis Station to Doolin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from ATU Galway to Doolin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 01440 712712
- info@startraveluk.com
- Website
- startraveluk.com
Bus from Memorial to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://startraveluk.com/
Bus from Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- http://www.stephensonsofessex.com/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 069-62546
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from ATU Galway to Doolin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Ireland West Airport to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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