There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Donegal by plane, bus, train, ferry, 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 to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane NCE - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Donegalbus
12h€82–269Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus 30
36h 8m€224–455Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus 30
43h 31m€206–381Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Donegalcar
33h 11mFly to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane NCE - LDY
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
11h 9m€103–465Fly to Donegal Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane NCE - CFN
- Take the bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegalbus
18h 14m€97–336Fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NCE - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
9h 44m€85–234Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane NCE - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
13h 32m€143–293Fly to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane NCE - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
11h 27m€109–285
Nice to Donegal by train, subway, ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Donegal is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €240 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Donegal is to fly and bus which takes 9h 44m and costs €85 - €240.
The distance between Nice and Donegal is 1756 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Donegal without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 36h 8m and costs €220 - €460.
It takes approximately 12h to get from Nice to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 7:31 AM in Nice and 6:31 AM in Donegal.
There are 307+ hotels available in Donegal.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Donegal, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Nice to Donegal. However, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland West Airport, then take the bus to Donegal. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Donegal via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Saint-Lazare, Paris St Lazare, Cherbourg, Cherbourg, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, and Dublin Airport Zone 12 in around 36h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Donegal Airport via Nantes, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Donegal Airport via Lyon, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Donegal Airport via Liverpool, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Donegal Airport via Liverpool, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95–140
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Lanyon Place to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Antrim to Derry-Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from An Clochán Liath to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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