There are 9 ways to get from France to Ireland by plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CDG - DUB
5h 18m€84–223Fly Paris Orly Airport to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ORY - DUB
5h 26m€56–204Train, ferry via London
- Take the train from Paris Nord 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 54m€188–600Train, ferry
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain 3311 / ...
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry Cherbourg-Dublin Ferryport B+I
25h 38m€136–230Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
4h 58m€65–204Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BOD - DUB
5h 32m€65–204Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CDG - ORK
5h 24m€85–257Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- 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
7h 1m€85–229Train to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Beauvaistrain
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BVA - DUB
7h 42m€62–196
France to Ireland by subway, train, foot, ferry, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Ireland is to fly which costs €60 - €210 and takes 4h 58m.
The fastest way to get from France to Ireland is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €60 - €210.
The distance between France and Ireland is 832 km.
The best way to get from France to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry via London which takes 12h 54m and costs €180 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from France to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind France. It is currently 4:03 PM in France and 3:03 PM in Ireland.
There are 1065+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between France and Ireland?
Aer Lingus and Air France fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Dublin Airport (DUB) every 4 hours.
- 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 45m
- 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
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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 Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95–140
Train from Paris Nord to Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- €13–19
- Rail 1st Class
- €20–29
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- 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
- +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
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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