There are 6 ways to get from Alicante to Donegal by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane ALC - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Donegalbus
8h 43m€79–250Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ALC - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
9h 48m€77–185Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Alicante to Bilbaocar
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Donegalcar
41h 21m€225–818Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ALC - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Londonderrytrain
- Take the bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegalbus
11h 16m€92–190Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ALC - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
- Take the bus from Galway Cathdrl to Donegalbus
12h 9mTrain to Murcia Corvera Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane RMU - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
12h 35m€131–235
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Donegal is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €190 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Donegal is to fly and bus which takes 8h 43m and costs €75 - €250.
The distance between Alicante and Donegal is 1977 km.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Alicante to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Alicante. It is currently 1:45 AM in Alicante and 12:45 AM in Donegal.
There are 370+ hotels available in Donegal.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Donegal, Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Alicante to Donegal. However, you can take the bus to Alicante Airport, walk to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland W Airport, then take the bus to Donegal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Alicante to Donegal via Bilbao and Rosslare Harbour in around 41h 21m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Dublin Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Antrim to Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- 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/
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ulsterbus Depot to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €17–24
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- [email protected]
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from Galway Cathdrl to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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