There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Italy by plane, car ferry, car, train, bus, 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 to Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DUB - LIN
5h 35m€66–250Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
6h 13m€44–173Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Romecar
37h 58m€651–1,492Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N77
2d 11h€592–907Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Florencebus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Terminitrain Fr
2d 16h€388–659Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DUB - BLQ
5h 28m€55–217Fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DUB - FCO
6h 23m€63–214Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane DUB - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
6h 31m€61–234Fly to Naples Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane DUB - NAP
6h 20m€75–212Train, car ferry, bus via Rho
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Milanbus
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
2d€610–946
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Italy is to fly and train which costs €40 - €180 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Italy is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs €50 - €220.
The distance between Ireland and Italy is 1457 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Italy without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs €550 - €950.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Ireland to Italy, including transfers.
Italy is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 11:32 PM in Ireland and 12:32 AM in Italy.
There are 21527+ hotels available in Italy.
What companies run services between Ireland and Italy?
Aer Lingus, KLM, and Luxair fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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