There are 11 ways to get from Sligo to Spain by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
best- Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DUB - MAD
8h 33m€75–192Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Málaga Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane DUB - AGP
8h 56m€64–189Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sligo to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Barcelonacar
38h 15m€182–455Train, bus via Bistriţa
- Take the train from Sligo to Broombridgetrain
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bistriţabus
- Take the bus from Bistriţa to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
3d 22h€208–409Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUB - BCN
8h 42m€67–173Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Málaga Airport
- Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane NOC - AGP
6h 36m€70–170Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane DUB - VLC
8h 32m€80–222Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Seville Airport
- Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane DUB - SVQ
8h 50m€71–191Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane DUB - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
10h 15m€146–316Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondratrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane DUB - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
10h 23m€68–186Train, bus
- Take the train from Sligo to Broombridgetrain
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
4d 3h€141–417
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sligo to Spain is to train and fly which costs €65 - €180 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Sligo to Spain is to bus and fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €70 - €170.
The distance between Sligo and Spain is 1696 km.
The best way to get from Sligo to Spain without a car is to train and bus via Bistriţa which takes 3 days 22h and costs €200 - €410.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Sligo to Spain, including transfers.
There are 5517+ hotels available in Spain.
What companies run services between Sligo, Ireland and Spain?
There is no direct connection from Sligo to Spain. However, you can take the train to Drumcondra, walk to Drumcondra Station, take the line 700 bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid Aeropuerto T4, take the line 8 subway to Nuevos Ministerios, walk to Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, then take the train to Sol. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sligo to Barcelona via Rosslare Harbour and Bilbao in around 38h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Málaga Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Valencia Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Sligo to Drumcondra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–26
Train from Sligo to Broombridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–26
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- bistrita@mateiunitrans.ro
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Sligo Bus Station to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Suceava to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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