There are 9 ways to get from Europe to Athlone by train, plane, car, car 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.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dublin Airport, train
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane FRA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
10h 52m€105–309Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain 25
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadiabus 763
3d 5h€103–468Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Athlonecar
33h 5m€576–951Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
12h 56m€133–402Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CGN - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
12h€122–485Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane HAM - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
12h 28mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BER - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
12h 42m€117–382Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane FRA - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Portlaoisetrain
- Take the train from Portarlington to Athlonetrain
13h 43m€172–411Bus
- Take the bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Câmpulung Moldovenescbus
- Take the bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadiabus
3d 19h
Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Athlone is to train and fly which costs €100 - €310 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Athlone is to train and fly which takes 10h 52m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Europe to Athlone. However, there are services departing from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte and arriving at Arcadia via Eisenach, ZOB, Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Rădăuți and Liffey Valley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 19h.
The distance between Europe and Athlone is 1415 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Athlone without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 5h and costs €100 - €470.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Europe to Athlone, including transfers.
Europe to Athlone bus services, operated by Romfour, depart from Eisenach, ZOB station.
Europe to Athlone bus services, operated by Romfour, arrive at Câmpulung Moldovenesc station.
Athlone is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 2:54 PM in Europe and 1:54 PM in Athlone.
There are 70+ hotels available in Athlone.
What companies run services between Europe and Athlone, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Arcadia via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Eisenach, ZOB, Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Liffey Valley in around 3d 19h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Cork to Portlaoise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €16–23
Train from Portarlington to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–9
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Würzburg to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–150
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Câmpulung Moldovenesc
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40744-530.349
- Website
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
Bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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