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Flights to  Dublin Airport from
Aberdeen,  Alicante,  Amsterdam,  Antalya,  Atlanta,  Barcelona,  Birmingham,  Bologna ,  Bordeaux,  Boston,  Bournemouth,  Bristol,  Brussels (Charleroi),  Brussels (National),  Budapest,  Cardiff,  Chicago,  Copenhagen,  Cork,  Derry,  Donegal,  Dusseldorf,  East Midlands,  Edinburgh,  Exeter,  Frankfurt,  Galway,  Glasgow,  Glasgow Prestwick,  Guernsey,  Helsinki,  Isle of Man,  Jersey,  Kerry County,  Knock,  Larnaca,  Leeds / Bradford,  Liverpool,  London City ,  London Gatwick,  London Heathrow,  London Luton,  London Stansted,  Los Angeles,  Luxembourg,  Madrid,  Malaga,  Malta,  Manchester,  Milan (Linate),  Milan (Malpensa),  Moscow,  Munich,  Newcastle,  New York - (JFK),  New York - Newark,  Paris (Beauvais),  Paris (Charles de Gaulle),  Plymouth,  Prague,  Rome,  Shannon,  Sligo,  Southampton,  Stockholm,  Swansea,  Teeside,  Toronto,  Vienna,  Warsaw,  Zurich
Flights to Shannon Airport from:
Amman ,  Atlanta,  Birmingham,  Boston,  Brussels ,  Chicago,  Dublin ,  Dusseldorf,  Frankfurt,  Havana,  London Stansted,  London Heathrow,  Los Angeles,  Manchester,  Minsk,  Moscow,  New York EWR,  New York JFK ,  Paris (Beauvais),  Toronto
Flights to Cork Airport from:
Amsterdam,  Birmingham,  Bristol, Cardiff,  Dublin,  Frankfurt, Glasgow,  Jersey,  Leeds Bradford ,  Liverpool,  London Heathrow,  London Stansted,  Malta,  Manchester, Newcastle,  Paris,  Plymouth,  Swansea
Flights to Belfast Airport from:
Aberdeen,  Amsterdam,  Birmingham,  Bristol,  Cardiff,  East Midlands,  Edinburgh,  Gatwick,  Glasgow,  Isle of Man,  Jersey,  Leeds/Bradford,  Liverpool,  London Heathrow,  Manchester,  Newcastle,  Sheffield,  Southampton
Flights to Knock Airport:

Direct flights:
from Dublin,  Manchester, London Stansted

Indirect Flights from:
Alicante (via London Stansted),  Amsterdam (via Dublin),  Barcelona (via London Stansted),  Berlin Schoenefeld (via London Stansted),  Bilbao (via London Stansted),  Birmingham (via Dublin),  Bristol (via Dublin),  Brussels (via Dublin),  Carcassonne (via London Stansted),  Dusseldorf (via London Stansted),  Edinburgh (via Dublin),  Frankfurt Main (via Dublin),  Glasgow (via Dublin),  Malaga (via London Stansted),  Naples (via London Stansted),  Newcastle (via Dublin),  Palma de Mallorca (via London Stansted),  Paris Charles de Gaulle (via Dublin),  Pisa (via London Stansted),  Rome Ciampino (via London Stansted),  Salzburg (via London Stansted),  Stockholm (via London Stansted),  Venice (via London Stansted)
Internal flights within Ireland:
Between Dublin the the following Airports:
Cork,  Derry, Donegal, Knock, Shannon, Sligo
From             To:                      Operator:                                    Approximate. Travel time:
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Cairnryan       Larne                   P & O Irish  Sea                           Fastcraft - 1hr 
                                                                                                   Superferry - 1hr 45min
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Fishguard       Rosslare               Stena Line                                   Stena Lynx Fastcraft  99min 
                                                                                                   Superferry -  3hr 30min
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Fleetwood      Larne                   P & O Irish  Sea                           8 hrs
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Heysham        Belfast                  Sea Cat                                       Fastcraft -3hr 55min
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Holyhead        Dublin Port           Irish Ferries                                Cruise Ferry -  3hr 15min 
                                                                                                   Dublin Swift - 1hr 49min
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Holyhead        Dublin Port           Stena Line                                   Superferry  3hr 15min
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Holyhead        Dun  Laoghaire     Stena Line                                    Stena HSS  Fastcraft  99min
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Isle of Man     Belfast                 Sea Cat /
                                                 Isle of Man  
                                                 Steam  Packet  Company              2hr 45min
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Isle of Man     Dublin                  Sea Cat / 
                                                 Isle of Man  
                                                 Steam  Packet  Company              2hr 45min
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Liverpool        Belfast                  Norse Merchant  Ferries               8hr 30min
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Liverpool        Dublin                  Norse Merchant  Ferries               7hr 30min
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Liverpool        Dublin                  Sea Cat                                       3hr 45min
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Mostyn (near Chester)   Dublin    P & O Irish Sea                           6hr
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Pembroke       Rosslare               Irish Ferries                                 3hr 45min
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Stranraer        Belfast                  Stena Line                                   HSS Fastcraft - 105min 
                                                                                                   Superferry -3hr 15min
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Swansea        Cork                     Swansea Cork Ferries                  10 hr
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Troon            Belfast                  Sea Cat                                       2hr 30min
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Cherbourg      Rossclare              Irish Ferries
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Roscoff          Rossclare             Irish Ferries
FERRIES
Main Routes to Ballyshannon
Main Buses to Ballyshannon
Derry leaves 7:30 .                     Arrives in Ballyshannon at 9:20 runs Mon to Sat,
Derry  8:30 �                            Arrives Ballyshannon  10:20 runs Mon to Sat,
Derry 12:15 -                            Arrives Ballyshannon   14:05     runs Mon to Sa,
Derry 16:15 -                            Arrives Ballyshannon  18:05     runs Mon to Sat,
Derry 18:00 -                            Arrives Ballyshannon  19:50   runs Mon to Sat,

Donegal leaves  7:30 . .  .           Arrives In Ballyshannon at 7:50    runs daily
Donegal  9:00 . . .                      Arrives Ballyshannon at 9:25 runs Mon to Sat,
Donegal 11:00  . .                      Arrives Ballyshannon  11:25 runs daily
Donegal 15:00                           Arrives Ballyshannon  15:25   runs daily
Donegal 17:30                           Arrives Ballyshannon  17:55   runs daily

Dublin(Busaras) 9:00 -               Arrives Ballyshannon  12:50      runs daily
Dublin(Busaras) 11:45 -             Arrives Ballyshannon  15:35   runs daily
Dublin(Busaras) 13:45 -             Arrives Ballyshannon  17:25  runs Mon to Sat,
Dublin(Busaras)  16:00 -            Arrives Ballyshannon  19:05    runs Mon to Sat,
Dublin(Busaras) 18:00               Arrives Ballyshannon  21:25   runs Mon to Sat,


Galway (Railway Station) 9:00 - Arrives Ballyshannon  12:25
Galway (Railway Station) 12:00  Arrives Ballyshannon  15:25   runs Wed to Sat
Galway (Railway Station) 14:00  Arrives Ballyshannon  17:25    runs Wed to Sat

Sligo 10:45       Arrives Ballyshannon  11:25     runs Wed to Sat



Buses leave
Belfast regularly each day for Derry (Londonderry) and Enniskillen. There are then connecting buses from Derry and Enniskillen to Ballyshannon. There are approximately 8 buses a day leaving Belfast making the connection to Ballyshannon
AIRPORTS
Belfast City Airport    www.belfastcityairport.com
Belfast International Airport      
www.belfastairport.com
Derry City Airport  
www.derry.net/airport/
Donegal Airport   
www.donegalairport.ie
Dublin Airport     
www.dublin-airport.com
Knock Airport   
www.knockinternationalairport.ie
Sligo Airport 
www.sligoairport.com

AIRLINES
British Airways      www.british-airways.com
Aer Arann Express  
www.aerarannexpress.com
Aer Lingus      
www.aerlingus.com
Easyjet Airlines 
www.easyjet.com   
Ryanair     
www.ryanair.com


Sea Service
Irish Ferries    www.irishferries.com
Norse Irish Ferries  
www.norsemerchant.com
P&O Irish Sea   
www.poirishsea.com
SeaCat    
www.seacat.co.uk
Stena Line    
www.stenaline.ie

Bus Services
Bus Eireann.     www.buseireann.ie
Ulsterbus       
www.translink.co.uk


Rail Services
Irish Rail (Iarnroid Eireann)      www.irishrail.ie
Northern Ireland Rail. . . 
www.translink.co.uk
Useful website addresses
Rail
The closest railway stations to Ballyshannon are Derry (60 miles/95km) and Sligo (26 miles/40 km)
There are 9 trains a day leaving Belfast for Londonderry (Derry)
There are 3 trains a day leaving Dublin for Sligo
Travelling by Road
Dublin to Ballyshannon (130 miles/208 km)
Either. . . take the N3 through Navan, Cavan, Enniskillen, Belleek, Ballyshannon
Or. . . N4 through Longford, Sligo then N15 through Bundoran to Ballyshannon

Belfast to Ballyshannon (116 miles/ 186 km)
M1 then A4 through Enniskillen, Belleek to Ballyshannon

Galway to Ballyshannon (110 miles/176 km)
N17 to Sligo then N15 through Bundoran to Ballyshannon

Cork to Ballyshannon (230 miles/ 368km)
N20 to Limerick then N18 to Galway then N17 to Sligo then N15 through Bundoran to Ballyshannon

Rossclare to Ballyshannon (220 miles/352 km)
N11 to   Dublin Ring road, then either the N3 or N4  ( see from Dublin above)
By AIR
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Town                          distance                           Driving time

Inside Donegal County

Ballintra                              6 miles/ 10 km                               11 min
Ballybofey                           34 miles/ 55 km                   1 hr
Bundoran                            4 miles/ 6 km                                6 min
Donegal Town                     13 miles/ 21 km                            20 min
Killybegs                             32 miles/ 51 km                   1 hr
Letterkenny                         43 miles/ 69 km                   1 hr    20 min
Lifford                                43 miles/ 69 km                    1 hr   10 min
Rossnowlagh                        4 miles/ 6 km                                 9 min
Stranorlar                             34 miles/ 55 km                   1 hr


Inside Ireland but outside of County Donegal

Belfast                                  116 miles/ 185 km               3 hr
Belleek                                 5 miles/ 8 km                               10 min
Cork                                     230 miles/ 370 km               6 hr  30 min
Derry                                   60 miles/ 96 km                   1 hr   45 min
Dublin (via Enniskillen)          130 miles/ 208 km               4 hr
             (via Sligo )               155 miles/ 248 km               4 hr   15 min         
Knock                                  70 miles/ 112 km                 2 hr
Limerick                               170 miles/272 km                4hr    45 min
Mullaghmore                        13 miles/ 21 km                            22 min
Pettigoe                                18 miles/ 29 km                           40 min
Rossclare                              220 miles/ 352 km               6 hr   15 min
Shannon                               160 miles/ 256 km               4 hr   30 min
Sligo                                     26 miles / 40 km                          45 min
Waterford                             204 miles/ 326 km               6 hr   15 min

From Great Britain

Birmingham (via Stranraer)    520 miles/ 830 km                14 hr
                     (via Holyhead) 425 miles/ 680 km                15 hr
Edinburgh                             306 miles/ 490 km               10 hr
Glasgow                               260 miles/ 416 km                  9 hr
London (via Stranraer)           600 miles/ 960 km               15 hr
             (via Hoyhead)          490 miles/ 780 km               16 hr
Newcastle (via Stranraer)       330 miles/ 530 km               11 hr

From Continental Europe
Amsterdam (NL)                   930 miles/ 1490 km              20 hr
Athens (GR)                         2530 miles/ 4050 km            51 hr
Berlin (D)                             1280 miles/ 2050                  26 hr
Bonn (D)                              970 miles/ 1550 km              21 hr
Brest (F)                               1022 miles/ 700 km              26 hr
Bruxelles (B)                         830 miles/ 1330                   19 hr
Gijon (E)                              1630 miles/ 2600 km            33 hr
Lisbon (P)                            2000 miles/3200 km             41 hr
Madrid (E)                            1700 miles/2700                   35 hr
Milan (I)                               1380 miles/ 2200 km            28 hr
Paris (F)                               880 miles/ 1400 km              20 hr
Porto (P)                              1900 miles/ 3040 km            41 hr
Rome (I)                              1750 miles / 2800 km            34 hr
Stockholm (S)                       1752 miles/ 2800 km            37 hr
Vienna (A)                            1530 miles/ 2450 km            39 hr
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