There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Vatican City by plane, car ferry, car, train, 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.
Fly Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DUB - FCO
6h 25m€62–212Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Vatican Citycar
38h 16m€631–1,492Train, 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€601–1,024Fly Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane SNN - CIA
6h 52m€73–348Fly Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane DUB - CIA
8h 11m€67–342Fly Cork Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane ORK - CIA
7h 54m€72–319Fly Dublin Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane DUB - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli to Roma Terminitrain
7h 43m€102–267Train, 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€606–1,048
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Vatican City is to fly which costs €60 - €220 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Vatican City is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €60 - €220.
The distance between Ireland and Vatican City is 1934 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Vatican City without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs €600 - €1100.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Ireland to Vatican City, including transfers.
Vatican City is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 7:50 PM in Ireland and 8:50 PM in Vatican City.
There are 21519+ hotels available in Vatican City.
What companies run services between Ireland and Vatican City?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- 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
- €370–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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