There are 9 ways to get from Nottingham to County Clare by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MAN - SNN
6h 45m€56–236Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BHX - SNN
6h 18m€50–240Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Ennis Friars Walkbus 300
13h 49m€112–215Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nottingham to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to County Clarecar
12h€168–247Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LHR - SNN
7h 23m€96–385Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane STN - SNN
7h 58m€59–280Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BHX - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Ennis Bóthar na Trócairebus
8h 56m€57–205Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Ennis Bóthar na Trócairebus
9h 24m€67–221Train, ferry, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Ennis Friars Walkbus 300
14h 40m€126–272
Nottingham to County Clare by train, ferry, foot, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to County Clare is to train and fly and bus which costs €55 - €210 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to County Clare is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €45 - €240.
The distance between Nottingham and County Clare is 622 km.
The best way to get from Nottingham to County Clare without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 13h 49m and costs €110 - €220.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Nottingham to County Clare, including transfers.
There are 105+ hotels available in County Clare.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and County Clare, IE-CE, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Nottingham to County Clare. However, you can take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the line 51 bus to Ennis Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nottingham to Ennis Friars Walk via Crewe, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Abbey Street, and Burgh Quay in around 13h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–30
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Ennis Friars Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Ennis Friars Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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