There are 10 ways to get from Bristol to Kilrush by plane, car ferry, train, ferry, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bristol Airport to Kerry Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane BRS - KIR
- Take the carferry from Tarbert to Killimercarferry
8h 28m€79–262Fly Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRS - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Ennis B na Trócairebus
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
9h 26m€49–182Train, ferry, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from N Wall Quay to TUS Moylishbus 735
- Take the taxi from TUS Moylish to Kilrushtaxi
16h 33m€261–380Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Fishguard Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry 0
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Busárasbus 132
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Ennis Frs Walkbus 300
- Take the bus from Ennis Frs Walk to Aldi Kilrushbus 335
20h 17m€150–234Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Liverpoolcar
- 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 Kilrushcar
13h 21m€125–489Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LHR - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
8h 30m€141–509Fly Bristol Airport to Cork Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BRS - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Limericktrain
- Take the train from Limerick to Ennistrain
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
10h 9m€99–263Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MAN - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
9h 39m€131–353Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BHX - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
8h 6m€88–361Fly Bristol Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane BRS - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
- Take the train from Galway to Ennistrain
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
10h 33m€80–255
Bristol to Kilrush by train, foot, ferry, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Kilrush is to fly and bus which costs €45 - €190 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Kilrush is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 6m and costs €85 - €370.
The distance between Bristol and Kilrush is 561 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Kilrush without a car is to train and ferry and bus and taxi which takes 16h 33m and costs €260 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Bristol to Kilrush, including transfers.
There are 243+ hotels available in Kilrush.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Kilrush, IE-CE, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Bristol to Kilrush. However, you can take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Kerry Airport (KIR), walk to Kerry Airport, take the line 14 bus to Abbeyfeale, drive to Tarbert, take the car ferry to Killimer, then drive to Kilrush. Alternatively, you can take the train to Stafford, take the train to Holyhead, walk to Holyhead Ferry, take the ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I, walk to Sean Moore Rd, take the line 82 bus to Ringsend Road, walk to N Wall Quay, take the bus to TUS Moylish, then take the taxi to Kilrush.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kerry Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Limerick Junction to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €4–6
Train from Limerick to Ennis
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €4–7
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
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from N Wall Quay to TUS Moylish
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- customercare@buseireann.ie
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Busáras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €27–40
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €14–19
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €14–19
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €14–19
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €14–19
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €14–19
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €14–19
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
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
- 069 22311
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
Bus from Ennis Frs Walk to Aldi Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- €8–10
- Cash
- €12–15
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- €4–6
- Cash
- €7–9
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- €4–6
- Cash
- €7–9
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- €4–6
- Cash
- €7–9
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- €4–6
- Cash
- €7–9
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- €4–6
- Cash
- €7–9
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- €4–6
- Cash
- €7–9
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- 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
- hello@flightlink.ie
- 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
- 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
- +353 65 905 3124
- enquiries@shannonferries.com
- Website
- shannonferries.com
Car ferry from Tarbert to Killimer
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–23
- Website
- https://www.shannonferries.com/
- Passenger
- €6
- Car (incl. passengers)
- €23
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- 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 Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- IOM.Reservations@steam-packet.com
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- €100–130
Brisk Taxi
- Phone
- +353 899826345
- Website
- brisktaxitrip.com
Castleroy Cabs
- Phone
- +353 61 33 22 66
- Website
- castletroycabs.com
Limerick City Taxis
- Phone
- +353 89 428 2346
- Website
- limericktaxi.net
Swift Taxis
- Phone
- +353 61 414 444
- Website
- swiftaxi.ie
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