There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Donegal by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane FRA - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
12h 26m€122–320Train to Frankfurt, fly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane FRA - LDY
- Take the bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegalbus
13h 51m€130–548Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
14h€143–423Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane HAJ - LDY
- Take the bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegalbus
16h 20mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Donegal Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane FRA - CFN
- Take the bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegalbus
13h 56m€134–566
Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Donegal is to train and fly and bus which costs €120 - €320 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Donegal is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 26m and costs €120 - €320.
The distance between Europe and Donegal is 1506 km.
It takes approximately 12h 26m to get from Europe to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 3:35 PM in Europe and 2:35 PM in Donegal.
There are 340+ 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 Airport Zone 12, then take the bus to Donegal. Alternatively, 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 City Of Derry Airport (LDY), walk to City of Derry Airport, take the line 234 bus to Foyle Street Bus Station, then take the bus to Donegal.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Hannover Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Hannover Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Donegal Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Frankfurt to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Hannover Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Donegal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to City Of Derry Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Frankfurt, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to City Of Derry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- customercare@buseireann.ie
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €17–24
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €17–24
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €16–22
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
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