There are 11 ways to get from Ireland to Oban by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
6h 50m£55–155Fly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
7h 6m£41–127Bus, bus and ferry via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Stationbus
14h 4mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Obancar
7h 34m£74–138Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
7h 18m£51–134Fly Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORK - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
7h 17m£62–176Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
8h 51m£84–187Fly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
9h 7m£77–209Fly Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Obantrain
8h 57m£72–223Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Stationbus 785
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Road Endbus 976
14h 13mTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
14h 13m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Oban is to fly and bus which costs £40 - £130 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Oban is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 50m and costs £55 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Oban station. However, there are services departing from Grand Parade and arriving at Oban Bus Station via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 4m.
The distance between Ireland and Oban is 255 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Oban without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 which takes 14h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Ireland to Oban, including transfers.
Ireland to Oban bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Ireland to Oban bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
There are 535+ hotels available in Oban.
What companies run services between Ireland and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Oban. However, you can take the train to Belfast Great Central, walk to Grand Central Station Stand 10, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Glasgow Airport, then take the bus to Oban Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Grand Parade to Oban Bus Station via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Stn in around 14h 4m.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–140
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- 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
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 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/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–130
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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