There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Donegal by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)FRA - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
12h 22m€113–310Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbf51
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Take the bus from Blanchardstown N3 to Cavan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Cavan Bus Station to Donegal30
3d 16h€159–508Train to Frankfurt, fly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)FRA - LDY
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
13h 41m€116–491Train to Frankfurt, fly to Donegal Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Donegal Airport (CFN)FRA - CFN
- Take the bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
15h 1m€115–442Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)DUS - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
14h 23m€151–370Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)CGN - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Donegal
12h 12m€172–430
Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Donegal is to train and fly and bus which costs €110 - €310 and takes 12h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Donegal is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 12m and costs €170 - €430.
The distance between Europe and Donegal is 1506 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Donegal without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 16h and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Europe to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 6:07 AM in Europe and 5:07 AM in Donegal.
There are 301+ hotels available in Donegal.
What companies run services between Europe and Donegal, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Donegal. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 12, then take the bus to Donegal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Donegal via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Cologne Hbf, Köln, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, Blanchardstown N3, and Cavan Bus Station in around 3d 16h.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Frankfurt to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Donegal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cavan Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Blanchardstown N3 to Cavan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
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