There are 8 ways to get from Dublin to Ciudad Real by plane, train, car, car ferry, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DUB - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Ciudad Real-Centraltrain
6h 39m€72–252Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Ciudad Realcar
35h 32m€161–727Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobusesbus 607
40h 59m€363–653Fly to Málaga Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane DUB - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Ciudad Real-Centraltrain
8h 5m€88–244Fly to Seville Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane DUB - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Ciudad Real-Centraltrain
7h 43m€93–288Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Ciudad Real-Centraltrain Ave
35h 40m€474–1,332Train, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Ciudad Real-Centraltrain Avn / ...
38h 23m€289–533Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Madrid, Avenida de Américabus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobusesbus 607
43h 3m€127–679
Dublin to Ciudad Real by ferry, train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Ciudad Real is to fly and train which costs €85 - €250 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Ciudad Real is to fly and train which takes 6h 39m and costs €70 - €260.
The distance between Dublin and Ciudad Real is 1657 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Ciudad Real without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 40h 59m and costs €360 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Dublin to Ciudad Real, including transfers.
Ciudad Real is 1h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 11:42 AM in Dublin and 12:42 PM in Ciudad Real.
There are 136+ hotels available in Ciudad Real.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Ciudad Real, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Ciudad Real. However, you can take the bus to Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid Airport T4, take the line 8 subway to Nuevos Ministerios, walk to Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, take the train to Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, walk to Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, then take the train to Ciudad Real-Central. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Ciudad Real via Rosslare Harbour and Bilbao in around 35h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Málaga Airport via Cardiff
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Ciudad Real-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902198788
- Website
- aisa-grupo.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- aisa-grupo.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ciudad Real, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- aisa-grupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Madrid, Avenida de América
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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