There are 5 ways to get from Kildare to County Donegal by train, bus, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Kildare to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Parnell Square Nth to Letterkenny Busbus 932 / ...
5h 47m€65–84Drive 256.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Kildare to County Donegalcar 256.6 km
3h 53m€44–63Train, drive
- Take the train from Kildare to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Drive from Derry-Londonderry to County Donegalcar
7h 18m€52–76Bus, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane DUB - CFN
- Take the taxi from Donegal-Airport-CFN to County Donegaltaxi
3h 49m€120–483Bus
- Take the bus from Kildare to Airport Zone 16bus 726
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Letterkenny Busbus 32
6h 17m€69–98
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Donegal Airport (CFN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kildare to County Donegal is to drive which costs €40 - €65 and takes 3h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Kildare to County Donegal is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 3h 49m and costs €120 - €490.
The distance between Kildare and County Donegal is 306 km. The road distance is 256.6 km.
The best way to get from Kildare to County Donegal without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 47m and costs €65 - €85.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Kildare to County Donegal, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kildare to County Donegal is 257 km. It takes approximately 3h 53m to drive from Kildare to County Donegal.
There are 188+ hotels available in County Donegal.
What companies run services between Kildare, Ireland and County Donegal, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Kildare to County Donegal via Airport Zone 16, Airport Zone 12, and Letterkenny Bus in around 6h 17m.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Donegal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Kildare to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €5–8
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Great Central to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35 374 913 5201
- info@johnmcginley.com
- Website
- johnmcginley.com
Bus from Parnell Square Nth to Letterkenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- https://johnmcginley.com/
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Letterkenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- https://johnmcginley.com/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
Bus from Kildare to Airport Zone 16
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Letterkenny Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- €70–90
Woods Taxis & Bus Hire
- Phone
- +353 86 086 1921
Josie Gallagher Taxi
- Phone
- +353 86 855 4187
Con Houston
- Phone
- +353 87 267 4333
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