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 Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
6h 4m€71–209Fly Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORK - BIO
5h 30m€66–191Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
30h 32m€89–614Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to San Sebastiánbus
3d 20h€128–424Fly Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DUB - BIQ
6h 14m€71–277Fly Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane DUB - EAS
7h 13m€99–353Fly Dublin Airport to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DUB - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 52m€73–221Fly 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
9h 19m€101–310Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain K2+
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
31h 27m€272–959Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
35h 14m€80–598
Ireland to Basque Country by tram, foot, ferry, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Basque Country is to fly which costs €65 - €200 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €65 - €200.
The distance between Ireland and Basque Country is 1190 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Basque Country without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 20h and costs €120 - €430.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Ireland to Basque Country, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Basque Country is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs €70 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €430 and takes 3 days 20h.
Basque Country is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 12:33 PM in Ireland and 1:33 PM in Basque Country.
There are 779+ hotels available in Basque Country.
What companies run services between Ireland and Basque Country, Spain?
Aer Lingus and Air France fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to San Sebastián via Dublin, Rădăuți, and Padova in around 3d 20h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- 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
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- 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
- €30–200
- 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
- €55–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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