Balıkesir to Kilkenny by train
Travel from Balıkesir (Turkey) to Kilkenny (Ireland) by train (3027km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Balıkesir in Turkey to Kilkenny in Ireland, the main route leads via Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany or France and the United Kingdom. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Balıkesir (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Vienna (Austria) - Cologne (Germany) - Brussels (Belgium) - London (United Kingdom) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - Dublin (Ireland) - Kilkenny (Ireland)
- 2Balıkesir (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Paris (France) - London (United Kingdom) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - Dublin (Ireland) - Kilkenny (Ireland)
3027 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Balıkesir to Kilkenny, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Kilkenny - Balıkesir / Istanbul - Cork / Istanbul - Galway / Istanbul - Limerick / Ankara - Dublin / Ankara - Galway / Ankara - Cork / Izmir - Dublin / Izmir - Cork / Izmir - Galway1 Balıkesir (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Vienna (Austria) - Cologne (Germany) - Brussels (Belgium) - London (United Kingdom) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - Dublin (Ireland) - Kilkenny (Ireland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Balıkesir (Turkey) to Istanbul (Turkey)
To travel in Turkey by train, buy your ticket via the given booking links or locally at a train station. Via the links you also find schedules and ticket prices.
Turkey offers high-speed trains and long-distance trains which run overnight.
If no train connection is available, travel by one of the many bus connections. Bus tickets are also available via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Balıkesir to Istanbul?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Optima Express (OPEX) / Standard (TCDD)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest / D 81032 Istanbul - Sofia
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Istanbul - Athens / Istanbul - Thessaloniki
train company:
TCDD Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları / METU Metro Turizm
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Istanbul - Balıkesir / Istanbul - Ankara / Istanbul - Izmir / Istanbul - Kars / Istanbul - Samsun / Istanbul - Edirne / Ankara - Istanbul / Ankara - Izmir / Ankara - Kars / Izmir - Ankara / Izmir - Istanbul
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Istanbul to Bucharest by direct overnight train. The daily overnight train has a journey time of 20:30 hours. The train ticket fare is 49 EUR.
At off-season (October to May) you have to leave the overnight train in Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) at 04:30 in the morning and continue your journey via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse to Bucharest.
The direct overnight train Istanbul to Bucharest departs at Istanbul Halkali station at 21:40 and arrives in Bucharest at 17:00. Buy your train ticket locally at the Istanbul Sirkeci train station (ticket window 4). This is not the departure station Istanbul Halkali.
The ticket price is 38 EUR plus a supplement of 11 EUR for a berth in a 4 person compartment.
In off-season buy a ticket Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad. And the other tickets locally at the stations where you have enough time, at least one hour in Dimitrovgrad, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse. It is also possible to buy the ticket in the train from the conductor.
The departure station Istanbul Halkali is located 25 kilometres outside of the historic city centre. Buy your ticket for the overnight train at Istanbul Sirkeci railway station and get by Marmaray suburban train directly to Istanbul Halkali railway station. These suburban trains run every 15 minutes with a ticket fare of less than 2 EUR. The journey time is 35 minutes.
If you come by train from Ankara, the Marmaray suburban train station is "Söğütlüçeşme". From there you get directly to "Istanbul Sirkeci" (buy the overnight train ticket) and on to "Istanbul Halkali" (departure of the overnight train).
Where to buy a ticket from Istanbul to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest
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Bucharest - Istanbul
1c Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Bucharest to Vienna by overnight train. The journey time is 18:20 hours. Train ticket fares start from 49 EUR.
The overnight train "Dacia" (EN346) is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. There are the following service classes available:
- standard seats. Ticket fares from 49 EUR.
- couchettes: compartments with berths for 4 or 6 passengers. Ticket fares from 59 EUR.
- sleeper-wagon: private compartments with beds for 1 to 3 passengers and washbasin. Optional you can book these compartments with private shower and toilet. Ticket fares from 79 EUR for a bed in a 3-persons-compartment. And from 159 EUR for a private sleeper-compartment only for yourself.
The departure time in Bucharest is 14:00 and the arrival time in Vienna is 08:20.
Beside this direct overnight train you can travel first by overnight train from Bucharest to Budapest. In Budapest you change trains to Railjet day train to Vienna.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough the Carpathian mountains and Transylvania.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Vienna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Bucharest
1d Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Cologne (Germany)
Travel from Vienna to Cologne by direct ICE day train connection or more comfortable by "ÖBB nightjet" overnight train.
The journey time by ICE train connection is 8:45 hours. Train tickets are available from 37 EUR. The departure times in Vienna are 11:15, 13:15 and 15:15. The arrival times in Cologne main station are at 20:00, 22:00 and 00:00.
The overnight train "ÖBB nightjet" NJ40490 offers the following service classes:
- Seats. Tickets fares from 29 EUR.
- Couchettes: compartments with berths for 4 or 6 passengers. Tickets fares from 49 EUR.
- Sleeper-car: private compartments for 1 to 3 passengers with washing basin and optional private shower and toilet. Tickets fares from 69 EUR.
The journey time is 10:35 hours. The departure time in Vienna is 20:15. The arrival time in Cologne is 06:50.
Find the exact train schedules and book your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Vienna to Cologne?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Düsseldorf / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Amsterdam / ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Amsterdam - Vienna
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Cologne - Vienna
1e Travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Brussels (Belgium)
Travel from Cologne to Brussels by direct Thalys or ICE high-speed-train. The journey time is 1:50 hours. Train tickets for the Thalys are available from 16 EUR. Train tickets for the ICE train of Deutsche Bahn are available from 18 EUR. There are at least ten direct train connections daily.
The departure train station is "Köln Hbf". And the arrival railway station "Bruxelles Midi".
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Cologne to Brussels?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / THALYS (THY)
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Brussels - Cologne
1f Travelling from Brussels (Belgium) to London (United Kingdom)
Travel from Brussels to London by direct Eurostar high-speed-train. The journey time is 1:50 hours. The train ticket price starts at 57 EUR. There are at least 8 train connections daily.
If you want to travel cheaper use a bus. The journey time is 6 hours. The bus ticket price starts at 16 EUR.
Find the exact train and bus schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Brussels to London?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurostar (EST)
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London - Brussels
1g Travelling from London (United Kingdom) to Holyhead (United Kingdom)
Travel from London to Holyhead by direct train. The journey time is 3:40 hours. Some train connections require a change in Crewe. The ticket fare depends on your travel date.
The departure train station is "London Euston" by the railway company "Avanti West Coast".
In Holyhead you have connection to the ferry to Ireland. From the railway station to the ferry terminal it is a walk of 5 to 10 minutes.
There are combined tickets available, for train and ferry. The ticket fare for such a "SailRail" ticket on the route from London to Dublin is just 44.50 GBP.
Find the exact train and ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from London to Holyhead?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Holyhead - London
1h Travelling from Holyhead (United Kingdom) to Dublin (Ireland)
Travel from Holyhead to Dublin by direct ferry. The journey time is 3:15 hours. The ferry fares start from 32 GBP.
From the railway station of Holyhead it is just a short walk of 5 minutes to the ferry terminal. The check in is 40 minutes before the ferry departure.
At Dublin port leave the ferry terminal and use the bus of "Morton" to get to the city center and the railway stations. The bus leaves when the foot passengers left the ferry.
- to the railway station "Dublin Connolly" (trains to Belfast, Wexford, Wicklow): 3,50 EUR, 15 minutes.
- to the railway station "Dublin Heuston" (trains to Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee): 4,50 EUR, 40 minutes.
If you travel by train to Holyhead or want to continue your journey by train from Dublin to another destination in Ireland, the "SailRail" tickets (combination of train and ferry) might be a good choice. For example London to Dublin including the train and ferry for just 44,50 GBP.
Find the exact ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Holyhead to Dublin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Holyhead - Dublin / Liverpool - Belfast / Rosslare - Fishguard / Cairnryan - Belfast
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Dublin - Holyhead
1i Travelling from Dublin (Ireland) to Kilkenny (Ireland)
To travel in Ireland by train, buy your ticket online via the given booking links to get cheap advance fares. Apart from these online fares there is also a number of reductions available to buy locally from train stations.
If no train connection is available, make use of one of the frequent bus connections.
Where to buy a ticket from Dublin to Kilkenny?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Dublin Area Rapid Transport (DART) / Intercity (IC) / Enterprise (ENT)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Dublin - Holyhead / Cherbourg - Rosslare
train company:
CIÉ Córas Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail / NIR Northern Ireland Railways / STENA Stena Line / IRFE Irish Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kilkenny - Dublin / Dublin - Cork / Dublin - Galway / Dublin - Limerick / Dublin - Rosslare / Cork - Galway / Cork - Kilkenny / Cork - Rosslare / Kilkenny - Galway / Galway - Limerick
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / Irish Rail
2 Balıkesir (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Paris (France) - London (United Kingdom) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - Dublin (Ireland) - Kilkenny (Ireland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Balıkesir (Turkey) to Istanbul (Turkey)
To travel in Turkey by train, buy your ticket via the given booking links or locally at a train station. Via the links you also find schedules and ticket prices.
Turkey offers high-speed trains and long-distance trains which run overnight.
If no train connection is available, travel by one of the many bus connections. Bus tickets are also available via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Balıkesir to Istanbul?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Optima Express (OPEX) / Standard (TCDD)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest / D 81032 Istanbul - Sofia
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Istanbul - Athens / Istanbul - Thessaloniki
train company:
TCDD Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları / METU Metro Turizm
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Istanbul - Balıkesir / Istanbul - Ankara / Istanbul - Izmir / Istanbul - Kars / Istanbul - Samsun / Istanbul - Edirne / Ankara - Istanbul / Ankara - Izmir / Ankara - Kars / Izmir - Ankara / Izmir - Istanbul
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
2b Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Istanbul to Bucharest by direct overnight train. The daily overnight train has a journey time of 20:30 hours. The train ticket fare is 49 EUR.
At off-season (October to May) you have to leave the overnight train in Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) at 04:30 in the morning and continue your journey via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse to Bucharest.
The direct overnight train Istanbul to Bucharest departs at Istanbul Halkali station at 21:40 and arrives in Bucharest at 17:00. Buy your train ticket locally at the Istanbul Sirkeci train station (ticket window 4). This is not the departure station Istanbul Halkali.
The ticket price is 38 EUR plus a supplement of 11 EUR for a berth in a 4 person compartment.
In off-season buy a ticket Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad. And the other tickets locally at the stations where you have enough time, at least one hour in Dimitrovgrad, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse. It is also possible to buy the ticket in the train from the conductor.
The departure station Istanbul Halkali is located 25 kilometres outside of the historic city centre. Buy your ticket for the overnight train at Istanbul Sirkeci railway station and get by Marmaray suburban train directly to Istanbul Halkali railway station. These suburban trains run every 15 minutes with a ticket fare of less than 2 EUR. The journey time is 35 minutes.
If you come by train from Ankara, the Marmaray suburban train station is "Söğütlüçeşme". From there you get directly to "Istanbul Sirkeci" (buy the overnight train ticket) and on to "Istanbul Halkali" (departure of the overnight train).
Where to buy a ticket from Istanbul to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Istanbul
2c Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Bucharest to Budapest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is 17:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 08:50.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is at 05:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 19:50.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. Its travel destination is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Budapest is very early at 04:50. The departure time in Bucharest is 14:00. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery of the Carpathian mountains and into Transylvania.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Budapest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Bucharest
2d Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Zurich (Switzerland)
There are direct train connections from Budapest to Zurich. During the day with the Railjet and overnight with the Nightjet night-train.
The travel time from Budapest to Zurich by train is just 10.5 hours.
Ticket prices for the Railjet start at 44 euros. For the nightjet night train, ticket fares start at 29 euros in the seating car, 49 euros in the couchette car and 69 euros in the sleeping car.
We personally recommend the train connection with the night-train. It saves you a hotel stay and is very convenient and comfortable.
It is worth booking early so that you can get saver-fares. You can find the current ticket prices and the timetable via our booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Zurich?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ) / ÖBB Nightjet (NJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40467 Zurich - Budapest / EN 40462 Budapest - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Budapest
2e Travelling from Zurich (Switzerland) to Paris (France)
Travel from Zurich to Paris by direct TGV Lyria high-speed-train. The ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The journey time is four hours. There are at least six train connections per day. The trains depart every two hours.
The departure station is Zurich HB. The arrival station is Paris Gare de Lyon.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
TGV Lyria France - Switzerland (Lyria)
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Paris - Zurich
2f Travelling from Paris (France) to London (United Kingdom)
The fastest way to travel from Paris to London is by Eurostar high-speed-train. The journey time is only 2,5 hours from city center to city center. Ticket fares start from 57 EUR. There are 15 or more Eurostar connections every day.
Find the exact train-schedule and saver-fares via our booking links. As earlier you book, as cheaper the ticket prices are.
If you want to travel cheaper, you could use a bus. The journey time is much longer with nine hours. But the tickets are much cheaper and start from 14 EUR. Companies like Flixbus offer several connections per day, also over-night. The bus tickets are available via our booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Paris to London?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurostar (EST)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Calais - Dover
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
London - Paris
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2g Travelling from London (United Kingdom) to Holyhead (United Kingdom)
Travel from London to Holyhead by direct train. The journey time is 3:40 hours. Some train connections require a change in Crewe. The ticket fare depends on your travel date.
The departure train station is "London Euston" by the railway company "Avanti West Coast".
In Holyhead you have connection to the ferry to Ireland. From the railway station to the ferry terminal it is a walk of 5 to 10 minutes.
There are combined tickets available, for train and ferry. The ticket fare for such a "SailRail" ticket on the route from London to Dublin is just 44.50 GBP.
Find the exact train and ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from London to Holyhead?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Holyhead - London
2h Travelling from Holyhead (United Kingdom) to Dublin (Ireland)
Travel from Holyhead to Dublin by direct ferry. The journey time is 3:15 hours. The ferry fares start from 32 GBP.
From the railway station of Holyhead it is just a short walk of 5 minutes to the ferry terminal. The check in is 40 minutes before the ferry departure.
At Dublin port leave the ferry terminal and use the bus of "Morton" to get to the city center and the railway stations. The bus leaves when the foot passengers left the ferry.
- to the railway station "Dublin Connolly" (trains to Belfast, Wexford, Wicklow): 3,50 EUR, 15 minutes.
- to the railway station "Dublin Heuston" (trains to Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee): 4,50 EUR, 40 minutes.
If you travel by train to Holyhead or want to continue your journey by train from Dublin to another destination in Ireland, the "SailRail" tickets (combination of train and ferry) might be a good choice. For example London to Dublin including the train and ferry for just 44,50 GBP.
Find the exact ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Holyhead to Dublin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Holyhead - Dublin / Liverpool - Belfast / Rosslare - Fishguard / Cairnryan - Belfast
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Dublin - Holyhead
2i Travelling from Dublin (Ireland) to Kilkenny (Ireland)
To travel in Ireland by train, buy your ticket online via the given booking links to get cheap advance fares. Apart from these online fares there is also a number of reductions available to buy locally from train stations.
If no train connection is available, make use of one of the frequent bus connections.
Where to buy a ticket from Dublin to Kilkenny?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Dublin Area Rapid Transport (DART) / Intercity (IC) / Enterprise (ENT)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Dublin - Holyhead / Cherbourg - Rosslare
train company:
CIÉ Córas Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail / NIR Northern Ireland Railways / STENA Stena Line / IRFE Irish Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kilkenny - Dublin / Dublin - Cork / Dublin - Galway / Dublin - Limerick / Dublin - Rosslare / Cork - Galway / Cork - Kilkenny / Cork - Rosslare / Kilkenny - Galway / Galway - Limerick
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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