There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Zakopane by plane, train, car, car ferry, bus, or shuttle
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 John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DUB - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 18mzł 331–1,077Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Zakopanecar
40h 3mzł 2,912–4,262Train, 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 Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
2d 8hzł 2,489–3,948Fly Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane SNN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 34mzł 397–1,402Fly Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUB - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
12h 16mzł 535–1,173Fly Dublin Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane DUB - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 59mzł 362–1,250Fly Dublin Airport to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane DUB - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
11h 8mzł 439–1,504Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BFS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 48mzł 432–1,292
Dublin Airport (DUB) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Zakopane is to fly and train which costs 330 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 9h 18m and costs 330 zł - 1 100 zł.
The distance between Ireland and Zakopane is 1993 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Zakopane without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs 2 400 zł - 4 000 zł.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Ireland to Zakopane, including transfers.
Zakopane is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 4:42 AM in Ireland and 5:42 AM in Zakopane.
There are 7085+ hotels available in Zakopane.
What companies run services between Ireland and Zakopane, Poland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Zakopane. However, you can take the vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), walk to Krakow Airport, take the bus to Krakow BS , Bosacka St, 18, walk to Krakow Glowny, then take the train to Zakopane. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Zakopane via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 40h 3m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 220–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–650
Flights from Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Košice International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Košice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–750
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–750
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–390
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–340
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–340
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–340
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–340
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–340
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- 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
- zł 60–90
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- zł 60–90
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- zł 35–55
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–80
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–850
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 1,800–2,600
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- zł 1,954
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 1,800–2,600
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- zł 1,954
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