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 17mzł 331–1,057Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Zakopanecar
40h 3mzł 3,011–4,461Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry 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 2,593–4,182Fly 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 33mzł 377–1,381Fly 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 534–1,072Fly 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 58mzł 352–1,230Fly 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 429–1,303Train 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 47mzł 451–1,216
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 17m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 9h 17m 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 2 500 zł - 4 200 zł.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Ireland to Zakopane, including transfers.
Zakopane is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 5:11 AM in Ireland and 6:11 AM in Zakopane.
There are 7112+ 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 220–700
Flights from Dublin Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–700
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 260–950
Flights from Shannon Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–950
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 260–950
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–650
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 320–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Košice International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Košice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 210–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,200
- 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 400–1,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,200
- 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 250–850
Flights from Belfast International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–850
- 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 250–700
- 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 270–400
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 60–90
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- zł 60–90
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- zł 35–55
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–80
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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.com.pl
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejemalopolskie.com.pl
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 1,900–2,800
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- zł 1,933
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 1,900–2,800
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- zł 1,933
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