There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Island of Skye by train, plane, bus, busferry, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BHD - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Road Endbus
9h 1m£116–306Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Stationbus 785
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Ferry Road Endbus 915
17h 22m£51–169Train, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Mallaigtrain
- Take the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminalferry
17h 33m£84–146Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Portreecar
9h 58m£127–376Fly Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane DUB - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Road Endbus
9h 35m£86–264Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, train, ferry
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Crianlarichbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Mallaigtrain
- Take the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminalferry
11h 24m£102–252Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, train, ferry
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Crianlarichbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Mallaigtrain
- Take the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminalferry
11h 52m£97–211Fly Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus, train, ferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Crianlarichbus
- Take the train from Crianlarich to Mallaigtrain
- Take the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminalferry
11h 38m£77–220Fly Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Road Endbus
12h 52m£78–242Bus, bus and ferry via Inverness
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Road Endbus 917
18h 5m£72–132
Ireland to Island of Skye by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Island of Skye is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £50 - £170 and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Island of Skye is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 1m and costs £110 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Island of Skye. However, there are services departing from Westland Row and arriving at Ferry Road End via Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 22m.
The distance between Ireland and Island of Skye is 389 miles.
The best way to get from Ireland to Island of Skye without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 17h 22m and costs £50 - £170.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Ireland to Island of Skye, including transfers.
Ireland to Island of Skye bus services, operated by Dublin Express, depart from Westland Row station.
Ireland to Island of Skye bus services, operated by Dublin Express, arrive at Grand Central Station.
There are 462+ hotels available in Island of Skye.
What companies run services between Ireland and Island of Skye, Highland, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Island of Skye. However, you can take the train to Belfast Grand Central, walk to Grand Central Station Stand 10, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 3, then take the bus to Ferry Road End. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Westland Row to Ferry Road End via Grand Central Station, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, and Bus Station in around 17h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Mallaig
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Crianlarich to Mallaig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Crianlarich to Mallaig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Crianlarich to Mallaig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Bus Station to Ferry Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Crianlarich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Crianlarich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Crianlarich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £30–60
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Road End
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Westland Row to Grand Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Crianlarich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Crianlarich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Crianlarich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Aircoach
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
Ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–15
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £2–4
- Car Fare
- £12–15
Ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–15
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £2–4
- Car Fare
- £12–15
Ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–15
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £2–4
- Car Fare
- £12–15
Ferry from Mallaig to Armadale Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–15
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £2–4
- Car Fare
- £12–15
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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