There are 10 ways to get from Dublin to Cres by plane, car ferry, ferry, train, bus, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly to Rijeka Airport, line 332 car ferry
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane DUB - RJK
- Take the car ferry from Valbiska to Meragcarferry
9h 12m€153–435Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, Catamaran
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane DUB - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
10h 46m€72–242Ferry, train, bus, Catamaran via Amsterdam
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam to Bosanski Brodbus
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijekabus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
44h 2m€261–630Ferry, bus, train, Catamaran
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the train from Rennes to Lyon Perrachetrain
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
46h 40mFly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, Catamaran
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUB - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
12h 9m€86–487Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, Catamaran
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane DUB - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
10h 21m€78–216Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, Catamaran
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane DUB - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
13h 1m€171–537Ferry, train, bus, Catamaran
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain Ter
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
2d 1h€150–275Bus, bus and 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 London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Rijeka bus stationbus 944
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškerabus
2d 6hFerry, bus, train
- 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 Place de la Gare to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškerabus
2d 11h
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Rijeka Airport (RJK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Cres is to fly and bus and Catamaran which costs €75 - €220 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Cres is to fly and line 332 car ferry which takes 9h 12m and costs €150 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin to Cres. However, there are services departing from The Gresham Hotel and arriving at Cres, Peškera via Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Munich central bus station and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Dublin and Cres is 1815 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Cres without a car is to ferry and train and bus and Catamaran via Amsterdam which takes 44h 2m and costs €260 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Dublin to Cres, including transfers.
Dublin to Cres bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from The Gresham Hotel station.
Dublin to Cres bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
Cres is 1h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 4:12 AM in Dublin and 5:12 AM in Cres.
There are 4440+ hotels available in Cres.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Cres, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Cres. However, you can take the bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Rijeka Airport (RJK), walk to Rijeka Airport, take the shuttle to Valbiska, walk to Valbiska, take the line 332 car ferry to Merag, then take the taxi to Cres. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cres via Holyhead, Holyhead, London Euston, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Amsterdam, Bosanski Brod, Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor, Rijeka, and Rijeka in around 44h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Ljubljana via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Rennes to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- 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
- €200–290
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–170
- 1st Class
- €160–210
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–13
- Regional Train Ticket
- €12–14
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €18–21
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0)7051 93 03 44
- info@prosicbus.com
- Website
- prosicbus.com
Bus from Amsterdam to Bosanski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- http://www.prosicbus.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.prosicbus.com/#redvoznje-faq
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–29
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- 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
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- 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/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Valbiska to Merag
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €2–3
- Adult
- €5
- Children 3-12
- €3
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–200
- On Foot
- €40–50
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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