There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to Castlebay by train, plane, busferry, 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.
Train to Belfast International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Barra Airport (BRR)BFS - BRR
7h 19m£70–269Fly from Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barra Airport (BRR)DUB - BRR
8h 2m£57–231Train, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand CentralIc / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre 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 41mBus, 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 5mFly from Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Barra Airport (BRR)ORK - BRR
17h 49m£79–285Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Barra Airport (BRR)BHD - BRR
9h 16m£194–669Bus, 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 25m
Belfast International Airport (BFS) 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 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Castlebay is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs £70 - £270.
The distance between Ireland and Castlebay is 260 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Castlebay without a car is to train and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 19h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 19m 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via London Luton, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via Birmingham, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barra Airport via London Stansted, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via London Heathrow, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–500
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via London Stansted, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via Birmingham, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Barra Airport via Bristol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- 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
- £20–45
- 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/
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
- +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
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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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