There are 6 ways to get from Durness to Elphin by car, car ferry, bus, plane, or train
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Durness to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Elphincar
11h 33m€166–460Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane INV - NOC
- Take the bus from Charlestown to Elphinbus
15h 45mBus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane INV - DUB
- Take the train from Drumcondra to Longfordtrain
13h 11mBus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane INV - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Longfordtrain
14h 11mBus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ABZ - DUB
- Take the train from Drumcondra to Longfordtrain
16h 16mBus, train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GLA - DUB
- Take the train from Drumcondra to Longfordtrain
16h 47m
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durness to Elphin is to drive and car ferry which costs €160 - €460 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Durness to Elphin is to drive and car ferry which takes 11h 33m and costs €160 - €460.
The distance between Durness and Elphin is 846 km.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Durness to Elphin, including transfers.
There are 52+ hotels available in Elphin.
What companies run services between Durness, Scotland and Elphin, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Durness to Elphin. However, you can drive to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Larne, then drive to Elphin. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Bus Station Stance 6, walk to Inverness, take the train to Inverness Airport, walk to Inverness Airport station, take the bus to Terminal Building, walk to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland W Airport, take the bus to Charlestown, then take the bus to Elphin.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Stornoway, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Drumcondra to Longford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–16
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Connolly to Longford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–16
Train from Drumcondra to Longford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–16
Train from Drumcondra to Longford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–16
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 01971 511 223
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Post Office to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- The Durness Bus
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Charlestown to Elphin
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €14–20
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–260
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- €29–55
- Passenger Car
- €150–260
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