There are 5 ways to get from Durness to Elphin by car, car ferry, bus, plane, or train
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Durness to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Elphincar
11h 20m€164–241Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane INV - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Longfordtrain
13h 22mBus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane INV - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Longfordtrain
14h 29mBus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ABZ - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Longfordtrain
16h 15mBus, train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane EDI - NOC
- Take the bus from Charlestown to Elphinbus
15h 14m
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durness to Elphin is to drive and car ferry which costs €160 - €250 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Durness to Elphin is to drive and car ferry which takes 11h 20m and costs €160 - €250.
The distance between Durness and Elphin is 835 km.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Durness to Elphin, including transfers.
There are 49+ hotels available in Elphin.
What companies run services between Durness, Scotland and Elphin, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Durness to Elphin. However, you can drive to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Belfast, then drive to Elphin. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Bus Station Stance 6, walk to Inverness, take the train to Inverness Airport Station, walk to Inverness Airport station, take the line 1 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport, Terminal 2, take the bus to Dublin, walk to Dublin Connolly, take the train to Longford, walk to Longford Station, then take the line 451 bus to Elphin.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Longford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €11–16
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–320
- Phone
- 01971 511 223
- info@thedurnessbus.com
- Website
- thedurnessbus.com
Bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- http://www.thedurnessbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Charlestown to Elphin
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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