There are 8 ways to get from Liverpool to County Clare by car ferry, car, train, ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to County Clarecar
9h 24m€73–409Fly Liverpool to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane LPL - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
- Take the train from Galway to Ennistrain
8h 32m€49–292Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócairebus 712 / ...
11h 47m€94–169Fly Liverpool to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócairebus
6h 16m€51–179Train, ferry, bus via Prestatyn
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestatyntrain
- Take the train from Prestatyn to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Ennis Frs Walkbus 300
12h 5m€97–156Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Ennis Frs Walkbus 300
12h 29m€58–382Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MAN - SNN
6h 1m€50–225Train to Liverpool, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LPL - SNN
4h 58m€94–384
Liverpool to County Clare by train, ferry, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to County Clare is to fly and bus and train which costs €45 - €300 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to County Clare is to train and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €90 - €390.
The distance between Liverpool and County Clare is 512 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to County Clare without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 11h 47m and costs €90 - €170.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Liverpool to County Clare, including transfers.
There are 116+ hotels available in County Clare.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and County Clare, IE-CE, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Liverpool to County Clare. However, you can take the car ferry to Isle of Man Douglas, take the car ferry to Dublin Terminal 1, then drive to County Clare. Alternatively, you can take a train from Liverpool Central Loop Line to Ennis B na Trócaire via Chester, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Terminal 1 Zone 2, and Airport Zone 10 in around 11h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €25–170
Flights from Liverpool to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Liverpool to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestatyn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Prestatyn to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Prestatyn to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–4
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Galway to Ennis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €7–11
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Ennis Frs Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €21–29
Bus from Burgh Quay to Ennis Frs Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €22–30
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
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