There are 11 ways to get from Spain to Dublin 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 from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAD - DUB
5h 34m€47–214Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BCN - DUB
5h 37m€43–184Train, ferry via London
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe 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
22h 28m€472–786Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe 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
29h 22m€337–564Train, ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants 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
32h 36m€663–1,544Fly from Málaga Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane AGP - DUB
5h 50m€52–211Fly from Seville Airport
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SVQ - DUB
5h 51m€57–206Fly from Valencia Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane VLC - DUB
5h 39m€65–225Train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SCQ - DUB
6h 28m€59–337Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Bilbaocar
- Take the carferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
37h 9m€165–724Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
- Take the carferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Pearsetrain Ic / ...
42h 47m€156–714
Spain to Dublin by train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Dublin is to fly which costs €40 - €190 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Dublin is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €45 - €220.
The distance between Spain and Dublin is 1484 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Dublin without a car is to train and ferry via London which takes 22h 28m and costs €470 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Spain to Dublin, including transfers.
There are 1100+ hotels available in Dublin.
What companies run services between Spain and Dublin, Ireland?
Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Ryanair fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dublin Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dublin Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dublin Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Dublin Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Seville Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Seville Airport to Dublin Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Valencia Airport to Dublin Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Seville Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–85
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Pearse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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