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How to get fromBristol to County Donegalby plane, taxi, train, ferry, car, bus, busferry, or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Bristol to County Donegal by plane, taxi, train, ferry, car, bus, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Bristol Airport to Donegal Airport, taxi

    best
    1. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane plane BRS - CFN
    2. Take the taxi from Donegal-Airport-CFN to County Donegaltaxi taxi
    6h 8m
    €123–334

  2. Fly Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane plane BRS - DUB
    2. Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Letterkenny Busbus bus
    8h 18m
    €85–209

  3. Train, ferry, drive

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain train
    3. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry 0
    4. Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Londonderrytrain train Re
    6. Drive from Londonderry to County Donegalcar car
    15h 39m
    €208–321

  4. Train, ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)train train
    2. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Holyheadtrain train
    3. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry 0
    4. Take the bus from Dublin Busáras to Letterkenny Busbus bus 32
    16h 18m
    €197–338

  5. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Newhall Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry bus ferry 923
    4. Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 7 to Foyle Street Bus Stationbus bus 212 / ...
    20h 14m

  6. Fly Bristol Airport to Belfast International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane plane BRS - BFS
    2. Take the train from Antrim to Londonderrytrain train
    7h 42m
    €105–228

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to City Of Derry Airport

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane plane LHR - LDY
    7h 41m
    €229–530

  8. Train, ferry, bus via Fishguard

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Fishguard Harbourtrain train
    2. Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry ferry 0
    3. Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Tara Streettrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take the bus from Parnell Square Nth to Letterkenny Busbus bus 932
    17h 15m
    €169–265

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Bristol to Cairnryancar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Larne to County Donegalcar car
    10h 38m
    €166–461

Bristol Airport (BRS) to Donegal Airport (CFN) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration4h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€50Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 609.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 8m

What companies run services between Bristol, England and County Donegal, Ireland?

There is no direct connection from Bristol to County Donegal. However, you can take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Donegal Airport (CFN), then take the taxi to County Donegal. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to County Donegal via Stafford, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Dublin Connolly, Belfast Grand Central, and Londonderry in around 15h 39m.

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