There are 6 ways to get from Alicante to Donegal by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ALC - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegalbus
9h 57m€67–205Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Alicante to Bilbaocar
- Take the carferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Donegalcar
41h 22m€234–824Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- 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€84–300Fly 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 Derry Bus Station to Donegalbus
11h 23m€96–194Fly 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 9m€116–415Train 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 44m€95–254
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Donegal is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €210 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Donegal is to fly and bus which takes 8h 43m and costs €80 - €300.
The distance between Alicante and Donegal is 1986 km.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Alicante to Donegal, including transfers.
Donegal is 1h behind Alicante. It is currently 10:31 PM in Alicante and 9:31 PM in Donegal.
There are 339+ 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 Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Airport Zone 12, then take the bus to Donegal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Alicante to Donegal via Bilbao and Rosslare Harbour in around 41h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Dublin Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- 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
- €60–190
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Antrim to Londonderry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Derry Bus Station to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €17–24
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
Bus from Galway Cathdrl to Donegal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- 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
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