There are 7 ways to get from Athlone to Merlimont by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane DUB - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routierebus
- Take the train from Amiens to Rang Du Fliers Vertontrain
10h 8m€66–215Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athlone to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Merlimontcar
27h 55m€493–828Bus, train
- Take the bus from Arcadia to Liffey Valley SCbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Calaisbus
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Etaples Le Touquettrain
3d 17h€83–320Train, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUB - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rang Du Fliers Vertontrain
10h 42m€116–325Train, fly to Paris Orly Airport
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane DUB - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rang Du Fliers Vertontrain
10h 53m€163–410Train, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DUB - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Etaples Le Touquettrain
11h 34m€102–343Train, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane DUB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Etaples Le Touquettrain
12h 39m€197–462
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athlone to Merlimont is to train and fly and bus which costs €65 - €220 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Athlone to Merlimont is to train and fly and bus which takes 10h 8m and costs €65 - €220.
The distance between Athlone and Merlimont is 1021 km.
The best way to get from Athlone to Merlimont without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 17h and costs €80 - €320.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Athlone to Merlimont, including transfers.
Merlimont is 1h ahead of Athlone. It is currently 11:52 PM in Athlone and 12:52 AM in Merlimont.
There are 2092+ hotels available in Merlimont.
What companies run services between Athlone, Ireland and Merlimont, France?
There is no direct connection from Athlone to Merlimont. However, you can take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston Station, take the line 782 bus to Terminal 2 Zone 19, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA), walk to Aéroport, take the bus to Gare routiere, walk to Amiens, take the train to Rang Du Fliers Verton, walk to RANG-DU-FLIERS - Gare SNCF - Abri, then take the bus to MERLIMONT - Mairie - Eglise - F Eglise - N° 131 - Abri. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Athlone to Merlimont via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 27h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Orly Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Amiens to Rang Du Fliers Verton
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Ville to Etaples Le Touquet
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Rang Du Fliers Verton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Rang Du Fliers Verton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Etaples Le Touquet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Etaples Le Touquet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Nord to Rang Du Fliers Verton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Nord to Rang Du Fliers Verton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oise - Réseau de l'Oise
Bus from Aéroport to Gare routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- Oise - Réseau de l'Oise
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Arcadia to Liffey Valley SC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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