There are 10 ways to get from Dublin to Castlebay by train, busferry, ferry, bus, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus and ferry, ferry
best- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry 20B
19h 11mFly Dublin Airport to Barra Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane DUB - BRR
7h 21m£42–190Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Roadbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry 20B
19h 21mFly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Station Roadbus
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
12h 44m£56–256Bus, bus and ferry, ferry via Dublin Busaras Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Roadbus 976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry 20B
19h 41mTrain, car ferry, Bus, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry 20B
19h 54mTrain to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Barra Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane BHD - BRR
10h 1m£107–442Fly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train, ferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
14h 19m£78–323Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Barra Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Barra Airport (BRR)plane BFS - BRR
8h 29m£63–241Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminalferry
15h 29m£90–315
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Castlebay is to fly which costs £40 - £190 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Castlebay is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs £40 - £190.
The distance between Dublin and Castlebay is 444 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin to Castlebay without a car is to train and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 19h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 19h 11m to get from Dublin to Castlebay, including transfers.
There are 29+ hotels available in Castlebay.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Castlebay, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and Ryanair fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barra Airport (BRR) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barra Airport via London Heathrow, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via London Luton, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via Birmingham, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via London Gatwick, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–35
- 1st Class
- £40–60
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–35
- 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £36–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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