There are 8 ways to get from Dublin to Slovakia by plane, ferry, train, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, or night train
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 Bratislava Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane DUB - BTS
5h 50m€64–205Fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane DUB - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
6h 9m€50–163Ferry, train
- 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 Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Bratislava hlavná stanicatrain
30h 27m€275–588Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bratislavacar
38h 27m€395–776Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Trenčínbus
- Take the train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 42 / ...
38h 29m€178–415Fly to Košice International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane DUB - KSC
5h 42m€69–315Bus, 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 Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 260 / ...
43h 59mFerry, train, night 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
29h 6m€283–758
Dublin to Slovakia by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Slovakia is to fly and bus which costs €50 - €170 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Slovakia is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €65 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from The Gresham Hotel and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 59m.
The distance between Dublin and Slovakia is 1769 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Slovakia without a car is to ferry and train which takes 30h 27m and costs €270 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Dublin to Slovakia, including transfers.
Dublin to Slovakia bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from The Gresham Hotel station.
Dublin to Slovakia bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
Slovakia is 1h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 10:22 AM in Dublin and 11:22 AM in Slovakia.
There are 1979+ hotels available in Slovakia.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Slovakia?
Ryanair flies from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bratislava Airport (BTS) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bratislava Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- 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 Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–200
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Bratislava hlavná stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–29
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- €35–50
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Trenčín
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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
- €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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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