There are 9 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 Great Victoria Street
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
19h 11mFly Dublin Airport to Barra Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barra Airport (BRR)DUB - BRR
6h 58m£58–248Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Custom House to Grand Central Station Durham Street785
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road976 / ...
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
19h 26mFly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)DUB - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Station Road
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
12h 46m£63–269Bus, bus and ferry, ferry via Dublin Busaras Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Grand Central Bus Stand 1X1
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road976 / ...
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
19h 41mTrain, car ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Great Victoria Street
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Take the bus from Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
20h 4m£95–388Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Barra Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Great Victoria Street
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Barra Airport (BRR)BFS - BRR
9h 33m£76–286Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Barra Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Great Victoria Street
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Barra Airport (BRR)BHD - BRR
9h 49m£210–727Fly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train, ferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)DUB - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Police Station
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Oban
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
14h 27m£73–306
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Castlebay is to fly which costs £55 - £250 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Castlebay is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs £55 - £250.
The distance between Dublin and Castlebay is 412 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?
Ryanair, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barra Airport (BRR) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–110
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–480
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via Birmingham, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via London Stansted, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Great Victoria Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Crianlarich to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–16
- 1st Class
- £20–29
- 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 Bus Stand 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Custom House to Grand Central Station Durham Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Custom House to Grand Central Station Durham Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.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
- 5 times a day
- 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 Stena Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Police Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- 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
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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