There are 9 ways to get from Ireland to Greece by plane, car ferry, bus, train, or shuttle
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 Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
7h 52m€88–222Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane BFS - RHO
9h 25m€85–249Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d€144–718Fly Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUB - HER
7h 35m€100–285Fly Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane DUB - SKG
7h 36m€86–195Fly Dublin Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane DUB - RHO
7h 58m€90–276Fly Cork Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane ORK - RHO
7h 29m€90–308Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Athensbus
3d 6h€376–668Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
3d 8h€135–434
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Greece is to fly which costs €85 - €200 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Greece is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs €90 - €310.
The distance between Ireland and Greece is 2933 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Greece without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs €140 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Ireland to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 6:58 PM in Ireland and 8:58 PM in Greece.
There are 6240+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Ireland and Greece?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and Aegean Airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
Bus from Suceava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–29
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–340
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–215
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- €40
- Standard Fare
- €215
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