There are 7 ways to get from Europe to Ballina by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane FRA - NOC
- Take the bus from Charlestown to Ballina Bus Stnbus
14h 3m€127–513Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain 25
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley SC to Ballina Bus Stnbus 22
3d 7h€116–486Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Ballinacar
34h 42m€596–981Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane FRA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Manulla Junctiontrain
13h 33m€121–327Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Manulla Junctiontrain
15h 7m€142–430Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane DTM - NOC
- Take the bus from Charlestown to Ballina Bus Stnbus
24h 24m€129–465Bus
- Take the bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Câmpulung Moldovenescbus
- Take the bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Liffey Valley SC to Ballina Bus Stnbus
3d 21h
Frankfurt (FRA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Ballina is to train and fly which costs €120 - €330 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Ballina is to train and fly which takes 13h 33m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Europe to Ballina. However, there are services departing from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte and arriving at Ballina Bus Stn via Eisenach, ZOB, Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Rădăuți and Liffey Valley SC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 21h.
The distance between Europe and Ballina is 1497 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Ballina without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 7h and costs €110 - €490.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Europe to Ballina, including transfers.
Europe to Ballina bus services, operated by Romfour, depart from Eisenach, ZOB station.
Europe to Ballina bus services, operated by Romfour, arrive at Câmpulung Moldovenesc station.
Ballina is 1h behind Europe. It is currently 07:37 in Europe and 06:37 in Ballina.
There are 136+ hotels available in Ballina.
What companies run services between Europe and Ballina, IE-MO, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Ballina Bus Stn via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Eisenach, ZOB, Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Liffey Valley SC in around 3d 21h.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Manulla Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €20–29
Train from Dublin Heuston to Manulla Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €20–29
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Charlestown to Ballina Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Liffey Valley SC to Ballina Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Charlestown to Ballina Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Liffey Valley SC to Ballina Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- customercare@buseireann.ie
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Charlestown to Ballina Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €13–19
Bus from Charlestown to Ballina Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €13–19
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Würzburg to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–150
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Câmpulung Moldovenesc
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40744-530.349
- Website
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
Bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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