There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Castlebay by train, plane, busferry, bus, 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.
Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Barra Airport (BRR)BHD - BRR
8h 16m£134–569Fly from Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barra Airport (BRR)DUB - BRR
7h 27m£57–231Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand CentralIc / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
19h 27mTrain, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand CentralIc / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
19h 57mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Barra Airport (BRR)BFS - BRR
7h 19m£70–259Fly from Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Barra Airport (BRR)ORK - BRR
17h 44m£79–285Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
20h 3mBus, bus and ferry, ferry via Merrion Square South
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 21X1 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
20h 23m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Barra Airport (BRR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Castlebay is to fly which costs £55 - £240 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Castlebay is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs £70 - £260.
The distance between Ireland and Castlebay is 252 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Castlebay without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 19h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Ireland to Castlebay, including transfers.
There are 29+ hotels available in Castlebay.
What companies run services between Ireland and Castlebay, Scotland?
Aer Lingus, Loganair, and four other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Barra Airport (BRR) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barra Airport via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via Birmingham, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–500
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via Birmingham, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via London Stansted, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via Bristol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 21
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
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