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How to get fromWaterford to County Donegalby bus, train, car, plane, or taxi

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There are 7 ways to get from Waterford to County Donegal by bus, train, car, plane, or taxi

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  1. Bus via Dublin Airport (DUB)

    best
    1. Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus bus 736 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Letterkenny Busbus bus 32
    7h 27m
    €74–110

  2. Train, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Waterford to Dublin Heustontrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Derry-Londonderrytrain train
    4. Drive from Derry-Londonderry to County Donegalcar car
    8h 57m
    €64–94

  3. Drive  366 km

    1. Drive from Waterford to County Donegalcar car 366 km
    5h 8m
    €66–95

  4. Bus, fly, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus bus
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane plane DUB - CFN
    3. Take the taxi from Donegal-Airport-CFN to County Donegaltaxi taxi
    5h 17m
    €115–465

  5. Train, bus via Dublin

    1. Take the train from Waterford to Dublin Heustontrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the bus from Parnell Square Nth to Letterkenny Busbus bus 932 / ...
    7h 34m
    €76–99

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Waterford to Dublin Heustontrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dublin Busáras to Letterkenny Busbus bus 32
    8h 10m
    €79–109

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Bachelors Walkbus bus 600
    2. Take the bus from Dublin Busáras to Letterkenny Busbus bus 32
    8h 11m
    €79–108

Dublin Airport (DUB) to Donegal Airport (CFN) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration1h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket€32Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 424.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 27m

What companies run services between Waterford, Ireland and County Donegal, Ireland?

You can take a bus from Waterford Bus Stn to County Donegal via Red Cow Luas, Airport Zone 16, Airport Zone 12, and Letterkenny Bus in around 7h 27m.

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