There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Basque Country by plane, car, car ferry, bus, 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 Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DUB - BIQ
5h 56m€57–271Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
30h 32m€90–617Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to San Sebastiánbus
3d 20h€182–489Fly Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
6h 6m€62–193Fly Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane DUB - EAS
7h 1m€115–317Fly Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORK - BIO
8h 19m€77–220Fly Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
8h 52m€107–279Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
31h 9m€577–1,449Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
35h 46m€276–291Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Leeson Street Upr to Wexford Stnbus 740
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
36h 4m€96–621
Ireland to Basque Country by tram, foot, ferry, train, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Basque Country is to fly which costs €75 - €220 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €55 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Dublin and arriving at San Sebastián via Rădăuți and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 20h.
The distance between Ireland and Basque Country is 1214 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Basque Country without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 20h and costs €180 - €490.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Ireland to Basque Country, including transfers.
Ireland to Basque Country bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Dublin station.
The best way to get from Ireland to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €55 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €490 and takes 3 days 20h.
Ireland to Basque Country bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Rădăuți station.
Basque Country is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 1:23 AM in Ireland and 2:23 AM in Basque Country.
What companies run services between Ireland and Basque Country, Spain?
Ryanair and Air France fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to San Sebastián via Dublin, Rădăuți, and Padova in around 3d 20h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–500
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Bus from Leeson Street Upr to Wexford Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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