There are 9 ways to get from Mechelen to Ireland by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car 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 Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRU - DUB
4h 42m€46–184Train, ferry
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
13h 22m€205–515Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Malines to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain L / ...
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
20h 25m€128–222Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mechelen to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
27h 45m€233–531Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Malines to Luttretrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CRL - DUB
6h 28m€81–226Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane AMS - DUB
6h 14m€71–300Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
6h 16m€102–313Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Malines to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EIN - DUB
6h 54m€85–338Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Caen - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain K2+ / ...
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
32h 6m€115–178
Mechelen to Ireland by train, foot, ferry, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mechelen to Ireland is to fly which costs €45 - €190 and takes 4h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Mechelen to Ireland is to fly which takes 4h 42m and costs €45 - €190.
The distance between Mechelen and Ireland is 824 km.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 22m and costs €200 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Mechelen to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Mechelen. It is currently 6:12 PM in Mechelen and 5:12 PM in Ireland.
There are 1095+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Mechelen, Belgium and Ireland?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and British Airways fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Malines to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Malines to Luttre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–20
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €18–30
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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