There are 11 ways to get from Waterford to Loughborough by bus, plane, car, car ferry, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to East Midlands Airport
best- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane DUB - EMA
6h 11m£36–135Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Waterford to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Loughboroughcar
10h 36m£78–372Bus, ferry, train via Fishguard
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Derbytrain
15h 41m£169–294Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Parnell Street to 3Arenabus 736
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the bus from Warrington to Alton Towersbus
- Take the bus from Alton Towers to Loughborough The Rushesbus
15h 44mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)train
8h 8m£88–230Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
7h 50m£65–172Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)train
8h 24m£79–215Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Cork Andersn's Quaybus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)train
8h 35m£82–256Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane DUB - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Chesterfieldtrain
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Loughborough (Leics)train
9h 8m£73–187Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Cork Andersn's Quaybus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
7h 57m£72–258Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dockferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 112
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 777 / ...
18h 37m£90–288
Waterford to Loughborough by bus, ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterford to Loughborough is to bus and fly which costs £35 - £140 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Waterford to Loughborough is to bus and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs £35 - £140.
The distance between Waterford and Loughborough is 329 miles.
The best way to get from Waterford to Loughborough without a car is to bus and ferry and train via Fishguard which takes 15h 41m and costs £160 - £300.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Waterford to Loughborough, including transfers.
There are 1972+ hotels available in Loughborough.
What companies run services between Waterford, Ireland and Loughborough, England?
There is no direct connection from Waterford to Loughborough. However, you can take the bus to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to East Midlands Airport (EMA), walk to Coach Park, then take the bus to Lemyngton Street. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Waterford to Loughborough via Dublin Terminal 1, Isle of Man Douglas, and Liverpool in around 10h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £17–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–200
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Fishguard Harbour to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Crewe to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Loughborough (Leics)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Chesterfield to Loughborough (Leics)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Parnell Street to 3Arena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £12–18
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £12–18
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £12–18
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £12–18
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £10–14
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £12–18
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £10–14
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £15–21
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £15–21
- Phone
- +44 330 174 0598
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
Bus from Warrington to Alton Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
Bus from Alton Towers to Loughborough The Rushes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Website
- The Coach Company UK
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–278
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £143
- Car&Adult
- £278
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–130
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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