There are 6 ways to get from Col to Donegal by plane, bus, car, car ferry, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)TRS - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport to Donegal Abbey Hotel
11h 29m€98–228Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Nova Gorica to UdineRe
- Take the bus from Udine to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Take the bus from Westend Office Park to Virginia109
- Take the bus from Virginia to Donegal Abbey Hotel30
3d 4h€83–393Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Col to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Donegal
42h 59m€433–826Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from FVG Airport to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)VCE - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport to Donegal Abbey Hotel
13h 31m€98–438Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nova Gorica to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LJU - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderry
- Take the bus from Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre to Donegal Abbey Hotel
16h 21m€243–380Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Donegal Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from FVG Airport to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Donegal Airport (CFN)VCE - CFN
- Take the bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
17h 6m€130–530
Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Col to Donegal is to fly and bus which costs €95 - €230 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Col to Donegal is to fly and bus which takes 11h 29m and costs €95 - €230.
The distance between Col and Donegal is 1943 km.
The best way to get from Col to Donegal without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs €80 - €400.
It takes approximately 11h 29m to get from Col to Donegal, including transfers.
There are 306+ hotels available in Donegal.
What companies run services between Col, Občina Ajdovščina, Slovenia and Donegal, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Col to Donegal. However, you can take the bus to Avtobusna postaja Nova Gorica, take the bus to Trieste Airport, walk to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport, then take the bus to Donegal Abbey Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Col to Donegal via Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 42h 59m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Dublin Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Dublin Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Ljubljana to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Ljubljana to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Donegal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Nova Gorica to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport to Donegal Abbey Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
Bus from Virginia to Donegal Abbey Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
Bus from Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre to Donegal Abbey Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Udine to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–120
- 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
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Westend Office Park to Virginia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Virginia to Donegal Abbey Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre to Donegal Abbey Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from FVG Airport to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–210
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €32–36
- Private
- €110–210
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Nova Gorica to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €80–95
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- 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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