There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Brussels by plane, ferry, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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
4h 49m€47–213Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
12h 54m€167–462Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Brusselscar
27h 30m€232–527Fly Cork Airport to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ORK - BRU
6h 6m€102–276Fly 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 Brussel-Zuidtrain
6h 24m€74–298Fly Dublin Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane DUB - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
5h 36m€89–223Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain K2+ / ...
- Take the bus from Caen to Brussels-North train stationbus 712
30h 48m€130–225Train, 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-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Centraltrain Ic / ...
32h 1m€217–501
Ireland to Brussels by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Brussels is to fly which costs €45 - €220 and takes 4h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Brussels is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs €45 - €220.
The distance between Ireland and Brussels is 820 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Brussels without a car is to ferry and train which takes 12h 54m and costs €160 - €470.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Ireland to Brussels, including transfers.
Brussels is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 6:51 PM in Ireland and 7:51 PM in Brussels.
There are 1770+ hotels available in Brussels.
What companies run services between Ireland and Brussels, Belgium?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU) every 3 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- 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
- €60–120
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
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 Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–200
- On Foot
- €40–50
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
- 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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