There are 6 ways to get from Dublin to Richards Bay by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Dublin Airport to Richards Bay
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane DUB - RCB
19h 27mR 5,115–18,316Fly Dublin Airport to King Shaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane DUB - DUR
- Take the bus from Durban to Richards Baybus
23h 54mR 6,970–14,811Fly Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane DUB - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Durban to Richards Baybus
24h 56mR 5,335–19,991Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Richards Bay
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane BHD - RCB
23h 41mR 7,022–24,694Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Richards Bay
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane SNN - RCB
23h 5mR 7,642–18,899Train to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Richards Bay
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Claremorristrain
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane NOC - RCB
27h 34mR 7,650–26,920
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Richards Bay (RCB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Richards Bay is to fly and bus which costs R 6 500 - R 15 000 and takes 23h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Richards Bay is to fly which takes 19h 27m and costs R 5 000 - R 19 000.
The distance between Dublin and Richards Bay is 9882 km.
It takes approximately 19h 27m to get from Dublin to Richards Bay, including transfers.
Richards Bay is 2h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 1:01 AM in Dublin and 3:01 AM in Richards Bay.
There are 194+ hotels available in Richards Bay.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Richards Bay, South Africa?
Lufthansa, CemAir, and five other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Richards Bay (RCB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Dublin Airport to Richards Bay via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Richards Bay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–20,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Richards Bay via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Richards Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Richards Bay via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Dublin Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Dublin Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–20,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 290–410
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- R 290–410
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 280–390
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- R 280–390
Train from Dublin Heuston to Claremorris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 350–490
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- R 350–490
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 380–550
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Durban to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 170–220
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Durban to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 170–220
- Website
- Intercape
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Durban to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–250
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 140–250
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 65–200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 65–200
Bus from Durban to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–250
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 140–250
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–410
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
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