There are 10 ways to get from Budapest to Ireland by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or 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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BUD - DUB
6h 26m€69–214Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
2d 15h€65–241Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
39h 30m€706–1,137Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
2d 9h€557–1,424Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BUD - ORK
7h 59m€66–286Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BUD - SNN
6h 57m€82–358Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BTS - DUB
8h 46m€78–303Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane VIE - DUB
8h 40m€81–315Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BUD - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
8h 9m€70–236Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Beclean Pe Somestrain Ic
- Take the train from Beclean pe Someş to Suceavatrain
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
2d 16h€99–282
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Ireland is to fly which costs €80 - €360 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Ireland is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs €65 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenföld and arriving at Dublin via Rădăuți. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Budapest and Ireland is 1944 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Ireland without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 9h and costs €550 - €1500.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Budapest to Ireland, including transfers.
Budapest to Ireland bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, depart from Budapest-Kelenföld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Ireland is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs €65 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €250 and takes 2 days 15h.
Budapest to Ireland bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, arrive at Rădăuţi station.
Ireland is 1h behind Budapest. It is currently 1:59 PM in Budapest and 12:59 PM in Ireland.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Ireland?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and Lufthansa fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Dublin via Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–420
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–420
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–420
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Beclean Pe Somes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €30–50
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Beclean pe Someş to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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