There are 9 ways to get from Dublin to Basque Country by plane, ferry, train, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
5h 10m€70–177Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DUB - BIQ
6h 11m€67–251Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
18h 50m€250–787Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
30h 31m€123–203Fly to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane DUB - EAS
6h 32m€108–332Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DUB - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 22m€72–243Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
8h 50m€86–244Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
34h 45mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1 / ...
35h 38m€115–185
Dublin to Basque Country by ferry, train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Basque Country is to fly which costs €70 - €180 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs €70 - €180.
The distance between Dublin and Basque Country is 1181 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Basque Country without a car is to ferry and train which takes 18h 50m and costs €250 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Dublin to Basque Country, including transfers.
Basque Country is 1h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 10:22 PM in Dublin and 11:22 PM in Basque Country.
There are 1644+ hotels available in Basque Country.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Basque Country, Spain?
Aer Lingus and Vueling Airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €200–280
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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