There are 5 ways to get from Greece to Ireland by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ATH - DUB
5h 49m€117–252Fly from Rhodes International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane RHO - DUB
8h 17m€85–184Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditelbus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 4h€137–356Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane HER - DUB
7h 51m€89–203Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 8h€159–459
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Ireland is to fly which costs €85 - €190 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Dublin via Ruse Central Bus Station, Bucharest Otopeni Airport and Rădăuți. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Greece and Ireland is 2922 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Ireland without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs €130 - €360.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Greece to Ireland, including transfers.
Greece to Ireland bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
The best way to get from Greece to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs €110 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €360 and takes 3 days 4h.
Greece to Ireland bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel station.
Ireland is 2h behind Greece. It is currently 8:50 AM in Greece and 6:50 AM in Ireland.
What companies run services between Greece and Ireland?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and Aegean Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Dublin via Ruse Central Bus Station, Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dublin Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Dublin Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–29
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
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