There are 9 ways to get from Belgium to Ireland by plane, train, ferry, 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 Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRU - DUB
4h 54m€45–246Train, ferry
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi 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
12h 41m€273–464Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brussels to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
27h 31m€499–837Fly Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CRL - DUB
4h 59m€51–255Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane AMS - DUB
5h 43m€64–290Fly Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CRL - ORK
4h 58m€58–337Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
5h 47m€106–352Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
6h 57m€98–348Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane AMS - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
7h€142–420
Belgium to Ireland by tram, train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Belgium to Ireland is to fly which costs €40 - €250 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Belgium to Ireland is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €40 - €250.
The distance between Belgium and Ireland is 812 km.
The best way to get from Belgium to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 41m and costs €270 - €470.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Belgium to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Belgium. It is currently 4:40 PM in Belgium and 3:40 PM in Ireland.
There are 1105+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Belgium and Ireland?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and British Airways fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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