There are 10 ways to get from Dublin to Machrihanish by train, car ferry, car, busferry, bus, or plane
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Train, car ferry, drive
best- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Machrihanishcar
11h 3m£99–330Fly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus
11h 1m£55–188Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
15h 43mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Larnecar
- Take the car ferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Machrihanishcar
8h 33m£106–340Fly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminusbus
9h 31m£57–168Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
16h 5mBus, bus and ferry via Dublin Busaras Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminusbus 926
16h 25mFly Dublin Airport to Campbeltown
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane DUB - CAL
5h 22m£129–363Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminusbus
10h 40m£91–215Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminusbus
11h 8m£86–184
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Machrihanish is to fly and bus which costs £55 - £170 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Machrihanish is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs £120 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin to Machrihanish. However, there are services departing from The Gresham Hotel and arriving at Turning Area via Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Terminus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 5m.
The distance between Dublin and Machrihanish is 391 miles.
The best way to get from Dublin to Machrihanish without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 15h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Dublin to Machrihanish, including transfers.
Dublin to Machrihanish bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from The Gresham Hotel station.
Dublin to Machrihanish bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
There are 115+ hotels available in Machrihanish.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Machrihanish, Scotland?
Ryanair, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Campbeltown (CAL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dublin Airport to Campbeltown via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £13–85
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £25–50
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £25–50
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £25–50
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £25–50
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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