There are 4 ways to get from Lisbon to Athlone by plane, train, car, car ferry, 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 to Dublin Airport, train
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LIS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Athlonetrain
7h 37m€74–277Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lisbon to Bilbaocar
- Take the carferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Athlonecar
40h 6m€215–802Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Portobus
- Take the bus from Porto to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley to Arcadiabus
4d 19h€253–602Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane LIS - NOC
- Take the train from Claremorris to Athlonetrain
11h 26m€96–317
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Athlone is to fly and train which costs €70 - €280 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Athlone is to fly and train which takes 7h 37m and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Athlone. However, there are services departing from Lisbon and arriving at Arcadia via Porto, Frankfurt, Rădăuți and Liffey Valley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 19h.
The distance between Lisbon and Athlone is 1792 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Athlone without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 19h and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Lisbon to Athlone, including transfers.
Lisbon to Athlone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Lisbon to Athlone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Porto station.
There are 74+ hotels available in Athlone.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Athlone, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Lisbon to Arcadia via Porto, Frankfurt, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Liffey Valley in around 4d 19h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Claremorris to Athlone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €8–13
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Porto to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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