There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow to Ballybunion by bus, busferry, car, train, ferry, taxi, car ferry, or plane
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Bus, bus and ferry, drive
best- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the busferry from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 14 to Cavan Bus Stationbus 271
- Take the bus from Cavan Cathdrl to Galway Cathedralbus
- Drive from Galway Cathedral to Ballybunioncar
15h 24mBus and ferry, bus via Athlone
cheapest- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 14 to Cavan Bus Stationbus 271
- Take the bus from Cavan Bus Stn to Athlone Stnbus 466
- Take the bus from Athlone Stn to Limerick Colbertbus 72
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Ballybunnionbus 314
20h€68–91Train, ferry, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from George's Quay to TUS Moylishbus 735
- Take the taxi from TUS Moylish to Ballybuniontaxi
16h 27m€295–426Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Ballybunioncar
9h 16m€134–425Fly Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport, bus, line 314 bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane GLA - KIR
- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Listowelbus
- Take the bus from Listowel to Ballybunnionbus
9h 36m€83–244Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Abbeyfealebus 722
16h 3mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane EDI - KIR
11h 25m€95–305Fly Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GLA - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Abbeyfealebus
10h 23mFly Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GLA - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
10h 43m€104–302Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Listowelbus
9h 59m€88–301Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
11h 28m€111–323
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Ballybunion is to bus and ferry and bus via Athlone which costs €65 - €95 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Ballybunion is to drive and car ferry which takes 9h 16m and costs €130 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow to Ballybunion. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Buchanan and arriving at Ballybunnion via Grand Central Station Stand 11, Airport Zone 12, Abbeyfeale and Listowel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 3m.
The distance between Glasgow and Ballybunion is 689 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Ballybunion without a car is to train and ferry and bus and taxi which takes 16h 27m and costs €290 - €430.
It takes approximately 15h 24m to get from Glasgow to Ballybunion, including transfers.
Glasgow to Ballybunion bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Glasgow Buchanan station.
Glasgow to Ballybunion bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
There are 128+ hotels available in Ballybunion.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Ballybunion, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Glasgow to Ballybunion. However, you can take the bus to Cairnryan Stena Terminal, take the vehicle to Belfast, Europa Buscentre, walk to Grand Central Station Stand 14, take the bus to Cavan Bus Station, walk to Cavan Cathdrl, take the bus to Galway Cathedral, then drive to Ballybunion. Alternatively, you can take the train to Warrington Bank Quay, take the train to Holyhead, walk to Holyhead Ferry, take the ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I, walk to The Point, take the vehicle to Busáras, walk to George's Quay, take the bus to TUS Moylish, then take the taxi to Ballybunion.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Busferry from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 14 to Cavan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
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
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
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
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 14 to Cavan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- 049 433 0917
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Cavan Cathdrl to Galway Cathedral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Streamline
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from George's Quay to TUS Moylish
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Listowel
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Listowel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Listowel
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €12–17
Bus from Listowel to Ballybunnion
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €11–15
Bus from Cavan Bus Stn to Athlone Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €19–26
Bus from Athlone Stn to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Ballybunnion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €20–27
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Listowel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €17–24
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Abbeyfeale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Abbeyfeale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 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
- €30–270
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- €30–55
- Passenger Car
- €160–270
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Brisk Taxi
- Phone
- +353 899826345
- Website
- brisktaxitrip.com
Castleroy Cabs
- Phone
- +353 61 33 22 66
- Website
- castletroycabs.com
Limerick City Taxis
- Phone
- +353 89 428 2346
- Website
- limericktaxi.net
Swift Taxis
- Phone
- +353 61 414 444
- Website
- swiftaxi.ie
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