There are 8 ways to get from Derby to County Meath by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Navan R147bus
5h 40m€72–201Fly East Midlands Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EMA - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Navan R147bus
5h 29m€34–155Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Derby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Beresford Place to Johnstown Centrebus Nx
10h 12m€88–175Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Derby to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to County Meathcar
9h 5m€111–194Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BHX - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Navan R147bus
5h 59m€58–164Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tamworth to Runcorntrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Navan R147bus
6h 31m€80–224Fly East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EMA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Drogheda Macbridetrain
7h 8m€80–217Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Derby to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LBA - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Navan R147bus
7h 40m€77–211
Derby to County Meath by train, ferry, foot, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Derby to County Meath is to train and fly and bus which costs €55 - €170 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Derby to County Meath is to fly and bus which takes 5h 29m and costs €30 - €160.
The distance between Derby and County Meath is 457 km.
The best way to get from Derby to County Meath without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 10h 12m and costs €85 - €180.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Derby to County Meath, including transfers.
There are 145+ hotels available in County Meath.
What companies run services between Derby, England and County Meath, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Derby to County Meath. However, you can take the train to Sheffield, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 13, then take the bus to Navan R147. Alternatively, you can take a train from Derby to Johnstown Centre via Crewe, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Busáras, and Beresford Place in around 10h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–90
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from East Midlands Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–85
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Tamworth to Runcorn
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Drogheda Macbride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Drogheda Macbride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–17
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Navan R147
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Beresford Place to Johnstown Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- 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/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €172
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