There are 8 ways to get from Blackpool to County Kerry by car, car ferry, train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Blackpool to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to County Kerrycar
11h 34m€138–234Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Killarneytrain
9h 29m€62–244Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane MAN - KIR
8h 4m€77–190Train to Liverpool, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LPL - KIR
9h 44m€83–225Train to Liverpool, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LPL - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Killarneytrain
9h 29m€72–279Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Killarneytrain
10h 1m€77–213Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Killarneytrain
10h 2m€80–238Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MAN - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tralee Bus Stationbus
10h 36m€81–243
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to County Kerry is to train and fly which costs €60 - €250 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to County Kerry is to train and fly which takes 8h 4m and costs €75 - €190.
The distance between Blackpool and County Kerry is 825 km.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Blackpool to County Kerry, including transfers.
There are 203+ hotels available in County Kerry.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and County Kerry, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Blackpool to County Kerry. However, you can drive to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Belfast, then drive to County Kerry. Alternatively, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kerry Airport (KIR), walk to Kerry Airport, take the bus to Tralee Bus Station, then take the line 279 bus to Castlemaine.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–130
Flights from Liverpool to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €19–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Dublin Heuston to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €25–35
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tralee Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €172
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