There are 11 ways to get from Loch Ness to Ireland by bus, plane, train, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane INV - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
6h 35m€125–303Bus, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Tourist Information to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GLA - DUB
8h 50m€52–162Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Tourist Information to Bus Stationbus 919
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Rowbus 785
15h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Fort Augustus to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Dublincar
8h 28m€124–402Bus, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tourist Information to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
9h 4m€73–174Bus, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tourist Information to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
8h 48m€77–202Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane INV - DUB
6h 47m€92–273Bus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ABZ - DUB
9h 46m€131–321Bus, train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
10h 28m€107–275Bus, train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EDI - DUB
10h 25m€89–275Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Spean Bridge to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain Ic / ...
15h 17m
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loch Ness to Ireland is to bus and fly which costs €50 - €170 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Loch Ness to Ireland is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 35m and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Loch Ness to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Tourist Information and arriving at Westland Row via Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan and Grand Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Loch Ness and Ireland is 514 km.
The best way to get from Loch Ness to Ireland without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 15h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Loch Ness to Ireland, including transfers.
Loch Ness to Ireland bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Tourist Information station.
Loch Ness to Ireland bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Bus Station.
There are 1242+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Loch Ness, Scotland and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Loch Ness to Ireland. However, you can take the bus to Inverness Union Street, walk to Inverness, take the train to Inverness Airport, walk to Inverness Airport station, take the bus to Terminal Building, walk to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Donegall Square South, walk to Belfast Grand Central, then take the train to Dundalk. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tourist Information to Westland Row via Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, and Grand Central Station in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Spean Bridge to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Spean Bridge to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Tourist Information to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Tourist Information to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Tourist Information to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Tourist Information to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fort Augustus to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Tourist Information to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €7–14
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €22–45
Bus from Tourist Information to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €7–14
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Tourist Information to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €7–14
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Tourist Information to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €7–14
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Row
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–160
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–260
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- €29–55
- Passenger Car
- €150–260
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