There are 9 ways to get from Dunkirk to Ireland by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, car, or bus
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Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRU - DUB
6h 48m€75–312Train, ferry
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
12h 25m€179–617Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
26h 2m€208–494Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Amienstrain
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BVA - DUB
8h 21m€83–246Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CDG - DUB
6h 48m€111–337Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CRL - DUB
7h 30m€122–332Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane CDG - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
8h 31m€112–343Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane AMS - DUB
8h 40m€106–432Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
8h 51m€147–436
Dunkirk to Ireland by train, foot, ferry, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunkirk to Ireland is to train and bus and fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Dunkirk to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €110 - €340.
The distance between Dunkirk and Ireland is 999 km.
The best way to get from Dunkirk to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 25m and costs €170 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Dunkirk to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Dunkirk. It is currently 9:56 AM in Dunkirk and 8:56 AM in Ireland.
There are 1066+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Dunkirk, France and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Dunkirk to Ireland. However, you can take the train to Lille Europe, take the train to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20, then take the line 702 bus to Schoolhouse Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dunkerque to Spencer Dock via Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, and The Point in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Belfast International Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
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 Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- Rail 1st Class
- €20–29
Train from Dunkerque to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- 1st Class
- €40–55
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Gare routière to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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