There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Doolin by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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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 Dublin Airport Zone 13 to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Doolinbus
12h 43m€115–350Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Doolincar
34h€447–665Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane HAJ - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Doolinbus
14h 31mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane FRA - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Doolinbus
10h 50m€171–436Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CGN - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Doolinbus
14h 5m€137–443Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cork Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane FRA - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Doolinbus
14h 57m€182–433
Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Doolin is to train and fly and bus which costs €130 - €450 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Doolin is to train and fly and bus which takes 10h 50m and costs €170 - €440.
The distance between Europe and Doolin is 1553 km.
It takes approximately 12h 43m to get from Europe to Doolin, including transfers.
Doolin is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 2:18 PM in Europe and 1:18 PM in Doolin.
There are 196+ hotels available in Doolin.
What companies run services between Europe and Doolin, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Doolin. 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, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 13, take the bus to ATU Galway, then take the bus to Doolin. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Europe to Doolin via Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 34h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from ATU Galway to Doolin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Ennis Station to Doolin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 069 22311
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from ATU Galway to Doolin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Leap
- €6–8
- Cash
- €9–11
- 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
- €310–460
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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