There are 4 ways to get from Doolin to Donegal by bus or car
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Recommended option
Bus • 4h 3m
Cheapest option
Bus via Galway #2 • 6h 30m
2 alternative options
Bus via Galway • 6h 15m
Drive • 3h 10m
Doolin to Donegal by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Doolin to Donegal is to bus via Galway which costs €27 - €45 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Doolin to Donegal is to drive which takes 3h 10m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Doolin to Donegal station. However, there are services departing from Hotel Doolin and arriving at Opposite Garda Station via Eyre Square and Galway Cathedral. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 15m.
The distance between Doolin and Donegal is 278 km. The road distance is 263.5 km.
The best way to get from Doolin to Donegal without a car is to bus which takes 4h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Doolin to Donegal, including transfers.
Doolin to Donegal bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Hotel Doolin station.
Doolin to Donegal bus services, operated by Bus Feda Teoranta, arrive at Opposite Garda Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Doolin to Donegal is 263 km. It takes approximately 3h 10m to drive from Doolin to Donegal.
There are 235+ hotels available in Donegal. Prices start at €58 per night.
- Distance: 277.7 km
- Duration: 4h 3m
What companies run services between Doolin, Ireland and Donegal, Ulster, Ireland?
Bus Feda Teoranta operates a bus from Galway Cathedral to Opposite Garda Station twice daily, and the journey takes 3h 5m.
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from Galway Cathedral to Opposite Garda Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Hotel Doolin to Galway Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10 - €15
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Galway Bus Station to Donegal Town Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17 - €25
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 836611
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Bus Station to Donegal Abbey Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18 - €26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Standard
- €18 - €26
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