There are 12 ways to get from Ireland to Spain by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, 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.
Fly Cork Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane ORK - PMI
5h 15m€64–161Fly Cork Airport to Málaga Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane ORK - AGP
5h 26m€35–178Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Barcelonacar
35h 48m€166–728Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
3d 23h€131–401Fly Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DUB - MAD
5h 50m€61–177Fly Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUB - BCN
5h 59m€51–159Fly Dublin Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane DUB - PMI
5h 48m€64–158Fly Dublin Airport to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane DUB - VLC
5h 44m€67–208Fly Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
6h 54m€80–190Fly Dublin Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane DUB - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
7h 39m€128–308Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Barcelonabus
39h 44mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
40h 27m€146–709
Ireland to Spain by train, car ferry, taxi, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Spain is to fly which costs €50 - €160 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs €60 - €170.
The distance between Ireland and Spain is 1636 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Spain without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 23h and costs €130 - €410.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Ireland to Spain, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs €60 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €410 and takes 3 days 23h.
There are 5018+ hotels available in Spain.
What companies run services between Ireland and Spain?
Ryanair and Aer Lingus fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, and Suceava in around 3d 23h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Suceava to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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