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How to get fromEast Midlands to Sligoby train, plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry

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There are 11 ways to get from East Midlands to Sligo by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry

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  1. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Stansted Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane plane STN - NOC
    3. Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Sligo Bus Stnbus bus
    7h 56m
    €121–318

  2. Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Nuneatontrain train
    2. Take the train from Nuneaton to Crewetrain train
    3. Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain train
    4. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane plane LPL - NOC
    5. Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Sligo Bus Stnbus bus
    8h 38m
    €104–301

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Nuneatontrain train
    2. Take the train from Nuneaton to Crewetrain train
    3. Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain train
    4. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry 0
    5. Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Sligotrain train Ic
    14h 11m
    €147–270

  4. Train, ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Holyheadtrain train
    3. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry 0
    4. Take the bus from Dublin Busáras to Sligo Bus Stnbus bus 23
    14h 37m
    €174–272

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from East Midlands to Cairnryancar car
    2. Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Larne to Sligocar car
    10h 25m
    €157–458

  6. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus

    1. Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain train
    2. Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane plane LTN - NOC
    4. Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Sligo Bus Stnbus bus
    7h 52m
    €127–417

  7. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus

    1. Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane plane BHX - NOC
    3. Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Sligo Bus Stnbus bus
    7h
    €127–266

  8. Fly East Midlands Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus

    1. Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane plane EMA - NOC
    2. Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Sligo Bus Stnbus bus
    7h 15m
    €115–463

  9. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane plane BHX - BFS
    3. Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 14 to Enniskillen Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Enniskillen Bus to Sligo Hospitalbus bus
    10h 19m
    €117–249

  10. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus

    1. Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Nuneatontrain train
    2. Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane plane MAN - NOC
    4. Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Sligo Bus Stnbus bus
    8h 22m
    €152–302

  11. Train, ferry via Shrewsbury

    1. Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsburytrain train
    3. Take the train from Shrewsbury to Holyheadtrain train
    4. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry 0
    5. Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Sligotrain train Ic
    15h 5m
    €171–279

London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) flights

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Duration1h 30mAverage Duration
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  • Distance: 880.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 56m

What companies run services between East Midlands, England and Sligo, Ireland?

There is no direct connection from East Midlands to Sligo. However, you can take the taxi to Melton Mowbray, take the train to Stansted Airport, walk to London Stansted Airport (STN) airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland W Airport, then take the bus to Sligo Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from East Midlands to Sligo via Melton Mowbray, Nuneaton, Crewe, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Connolly, and Dublin Connolly in around 14h 11m.

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