There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Ireland by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
5h 8m€76–256Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BER - DUB
6h 12m€56–226Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
33h 42m€189–644Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Doverbus
- Take the bus from Dover to Dunkerque Portbus
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Docktrain Ic
2d 2h€552–920Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CGN - DUB
5h 10m€66–284Fly Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane FRA - DUB
5h 19m€76–232Fly Frankfurt to Cork Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane FRA - ORK
5h 12m€123–314Fly Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane HAM - DUB
5h 29m€71–275Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
7h 15m€119–391Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Rowbus 785
42h 13m€178–437Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
2d 2h€528–1,329
Germany to Ireland by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Ireland is to fly which costs €55 - €230 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Ireland is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Ireland. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. and arriving at Westland Row via Berlin Südkreuz train station, London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan and Grand Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 13m.
The distance between Germany and Ireland is 936 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Ireland without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 33h 42m and costs €180 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Germany to Ireland, including transfers.
Germany to Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Südkreuz train station.
Germany to Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
There are 1112+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Germany and Ireland?
Aer Lingus, Eurowings, and KLM fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 4 times a day.
- 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
- Thursday to 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, 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 Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
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
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- 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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Dunkerque Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Row
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
- 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
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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