There are 12 ways to get from Fife to Ireland by train, bus, car ferry, bus and ferry, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train, bus, car ferry • 11h 55m
Cheapest option
10 alternative options
Train, car ferry • 12h 13m
Train, bus and ferry, bus • 12h 35m
Bus, bus and ferry • 13h
Train, bus, bus and ferry • 13h 10m
Drive, car ferry • 7h
Train to Edinburgh, fly to Cork • 5h 4m
Fife to Ireland by train, walk, bus and ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fife to Ireland is to train and fly which costs £30 - £150 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Fife to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 5h 4m and costs £30 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Fife station to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Railway Station and arriving at Westland Row via Seagate Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan and Glengall Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h.
The distance between Fife and Ireland is 541 km.
The best way to get from Fife to Ireland without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 11h 55m and costs £110 - £190.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Fife to Ireland, including transfers.
Fife to Ireland bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink, depart from Seagate Bus Station.
Fife to Ireland bus services, operated by Dublin Express, arrive at Westland Row station.
There are 31+ hotels available in Ireland. Prices start at €40 per night.
- Distance: 541.2 km
- Duration: 11h 55m
What companies run services between Fife, Scotland and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Fife to Ireland. However, you can take the train to Haymarket, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, take the walk to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Stena Terminal, take the walk to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Belfast, take the taxi to Belfast, take the train to Dublin Connolly, then take the train to Dublin Pearse. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Fife to Dublin via Haymarket, Warrington Bank Quay, Chester, Holyhead, Holyhead, and Dublin Terminal 1 in around 12h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17 - €130
Flights from Edinburgh to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16 - €190
Flights from Glasgow to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15 - €150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29 - €180
Flights from Glasgow to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75 - €120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €230
Flights from Edinburgh to Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €190
Flights from Glasgow to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €22 - €220
Flights from Edinburgh to Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20 - €240
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Cupar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14 - €35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €14 - €19
- 1st Class
- €22 - €35
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13 - €29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €13 - €17
- 1st Class
- €20 - €29
Train from Cupar to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13 - €29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €13 - €18
- 1st Class
- €20 - €29
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cupar to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30 - €50
- 1st Class
- €45 - €65
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- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16 - €23
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/train-timetables
- Book at
- https://journeyplanner.irishrail.ie/webapp/#!P|TP!histId|0!histKey|H111568
- Semi Flexible
- €16 - €22
- Flexible
- €16 - €23
Train from Drumcondra to Castleknock
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3 - €5
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/train-timetables
- Book at
- https://journeyplanner.irishrail.ie/webapp/#!P|TP!histId|0!histKey|H111568
- Semi Flexible
- €3 - €5
- Flexible
- €3 - €5
Train from Belfast to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9 - €14
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/train-timetables
- Book at
- https://journeyplanner.irishrail.ie/webapp/#!P|TP!histId|0!histKey|H111568
- Semi Flexible
- €9 - €14
- Flexible
- €10 - €14
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95 - €230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €95 - €130
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €160 - €230
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35 - €75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €35 - €55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €50 - €75
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30 - €55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Schedules at
- https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables
- Anytime Standard
- €30 - €55
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- feedback@translink.co.uk
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Lanyon Place to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14 - €21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Adult Single
- €14 - €21
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22 - €30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/
Bus from Seagate Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22 - €30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/
Bus from Haymarket Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13 - €18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables-service-updates/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- feedback@translink.co.uk
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus and ferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Adult Single
- €30 - €45
Bus from Europa Buscentre to Dublin Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24 - €35
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Adult Single
- €24 - €35
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Westland Row
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Dundee Seagate Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12 - €18
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €43
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €43
- Car Passenger
- €163
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €185 - €200
- On Foot
- €40 - €50
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