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Compare flight for London to Donegal
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from London to Donegal among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the flight, with an average ticket price of £301 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 47m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a flight costs an average of £301, while a flight costs an average of £301.
Distance: 637 km
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Most popular Flight | Driving |
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£301 Average Price Cheapest | £2 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
3h 47m Average total duration Fastest 1h 47m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 13h 52m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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You'll arrive about 12h 5m sooner (1h 47m by flight vs 13h 52m by car). Tickets start at around £301 compared to roughly £2 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
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How to get to Donegal from London by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from London to Donegal is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
14:351h25London16:00Donegal£211One-way0 changes
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- 14:351h25London16:00Donegal£211One-way0 changes
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- 17:301h20London18:50Donegal£221One-way0 changes
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- 7:151h30London8:45Donegal£211One-way0 changes
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How to Travel from London to Donegal
People travel between London and Donegal by plane and by bus and the distance between these two destinations is 514 miles. As the starting point, London is a prime tourist destination with major attractions to enjoy like the British Museum. Donegal is a much smaller town in the Republic of Ireland and top attractions include Lough Eske and Donegal Castle. Flights between these two places take anything from 4.5 hours to around 7.5 hours with one stop in Dublin. The bus takes anything from roughly 17.5 to 19.5 hours with a ferry crossing and a bus change in Dublin.
Bus: There is usually one bus a day running from London Victoria to Donegal, departing in the late afternoon/early evening. Victoria is London's prime coach station and is just a few miles from Oxford Street, the shopping centre of London. The journey between the two destinations takes somewhere in the region of 17.5 to 19.5 hours and is run by National Express. In Donegal, the bus arrives at the Abbey Hotel Bus Stop in the town centre.
Flight: When flying between London and Donegal, the airline is British Airways and the London departure airport is Heathrow. There's a change in Dublin before the plane lands at Donegal Airport, 42 miles north of Donegal.
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- Around 30 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between London and Donegal as scheduled services by flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from London Heathrow Airport and arrive in George Best Belfast City Airport.
- Travel with Aer Lingus, BA Cityflyer, British Airways, Ryanair, easyJet to go to Donegal by flight.
- 19 direct flights per day with BA Cityflyer, British Airways, Ryanair, easyJet.
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