There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Zakopane by plane, train, car, car ferry, ferry, bus, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly Dublin Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUB - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 43mzł 492–1,128Fly Dublin Airport to Košice International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane DUB - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
11h 6mzł 284–1,237Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Zakopanecar
40h 6mzł 1,807–3,455Ferry, train, bus, drive
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Žilinabus
- Take the train from Zilina to Strbatrain 617 / ...
- Drive from Strba to Zakopanecar
42h 48mzł 1,016–2,137Fly Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane SNN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 13mzł 489–1,159Fly Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUB - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
12h 24mzł 437–1,043Fly Dublin Airport to Katowice International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DUB - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 51mzł 338–1,086Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BFS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
11h 5mzł 523–1,087Fly Dublin Airport to Wroclaw, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane DUB - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
12h 53mzł 327–753Bus, bus and ferry
- 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 Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Popradbus
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
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Dublin Airport (DUB) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Zakopane is to fly and train which costs 320 zł - 800 zł and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 9h 43m and costs 490 zł - 1 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Grand Parade and arriving at Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, Birmingham and Poprad AS. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Ireland and Zakopane is 1992 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Zakopane without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Ireland to Zakopane, including transfers.
Ireland to Zakopane bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Ireland to Zakopane bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
Zakopane is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 4:17 AM in Ireland and 5:17 AM in Zakopane.
There are 6820+ hotels available in Zakopane.
What companies run services between Ireland and Zakopane, Poland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Zakopane. However, you can take the vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Dublin Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), walk to Krakow Airport, take the bus to Krakow BS , Bosacka St, 18, walk to Krakow Glowny, then take the train to Zakopane. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Zakopane via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 40h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 180–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 150–600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Katowice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–650
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Wroclaw via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Wroclaw via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Wroclaw via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Wroclaw via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 220–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Wroclaw via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–650
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–800
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 35–50
- 1st Class
- zł 50–65
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 29–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 29–45
- 1st Class
- zł 45–60
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 45–70
- 1st Class
- zł 65–85
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–450
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- zł 320–450
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 300–800
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- zł 300–420
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- zł 550–800
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zilina to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 25–45
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 20–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Zilina to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 30–65
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–50
- 1st Class
- zł 45–65
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–45
- 1st Class
- zł 35–55
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Zilina to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 30–65
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Economy
- zł 30–50
- Business
- zł 35–55
- Economy Plus
- zł 40–60
- Premium
- zł 45–65
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Zilina to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 30–65
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–45
- 1st Class
- zł 50–65
- Business
- zł 55–57
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/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
- zł 55–80
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- zł 35–55
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 360–800
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Birmingham to Poprad
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 390–800
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 13–18
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- 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
- zł 60–90
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 750–1,901
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- zł 1,901
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–390
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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