There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Antwerp by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, or car 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 Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DUB - BRU
5h 7m€47–196Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Anvers-Centraltrain
14h 10m€212–517Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
20h 8m€134–227Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Antwerpcar
27h 35m€232–527Fly Cork Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ORK - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
5h 23m€101–316Fly Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DUB - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
5h 39m€71–303Fly Dublin Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane DUB - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain
6h 39m€84–337Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
31h 41m€214–508
Ireland to Antwerp by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Antwerp is to fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Antwerp is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €45 - €200.
The distance between Ireland and Antwerp is 847 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Antwerp without a car is to ferry and train which takes 14h 10m and costs €210 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Ireland to Antwerp, including transfers.
Antwerp is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 3:02 PM in Ireland and 4:02 PM in Antwerp.
There are 1096+ hotels available in Antwerp.
What companies run services between Ireland and Antwerp, Belgium?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Cork Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €10–16
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 Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–21
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €18–30
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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