There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Bunratty Castle 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, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane HAJ - SNN
11h 27mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane FRA - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
11h 44m€108–303Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Bunratty Castlecar
33h 13m€576–950Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane FRA - SNN
8h 43m€168–345Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Shannon 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 Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CGN - SNN
11h 31m€110–380Train 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 Limerick Junctiontrain
11h 44m€173–411
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Bunratty Castle is to train and fly and bus which costs €100 - €310 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Bunratty Castle is to train and fly which takes 8h 43m and costs €160 - €350.
The distance between Europe and Bunratty Castle is 1461 km.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Europe to Bunratty Castle, including transfers.
Bunratty Castle is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 5:07 PM in Europe and 4:07 PM in Bunratty Castle.
There are 142+ hotels available in Bunratty Castle.
What companies run services between Europe and Bunratty Castle, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Bunratty Castle. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, take the bus to Bunratty, then walk to Bunratty Castle. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Europe to Bunratty Castle via Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 33h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Shannon Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- 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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