There are 10 ways to get from Carlow to Kerry by train, ferry, taxi, bus, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry, taxi, bus
best- Take the train from Carlow to Dublin HeustonRe / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Take the taxi from Holyhead to Rhes Gwstenin
- Take the bus from Rhes Gwstenin to Bus DepotT2
- Take the train from Machynlleth to Newtown (Powys)
11h 43mTrain, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Carlow to Dublin HeustonRe / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Newtown (Powys)
11h 44m£94–139Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Carlow to Bunclody484
- Take the bus from Bunclody to Rosslare Europort132
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Newtown Bus Station Stand 2409
42h 7mBus, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Shrewsbury
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Arms
8h 52mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to 3Arena736
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
13h 12m£99–152Bus, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Welshpool
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Arms
9h 19mBus, fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)DUB - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Welshpool
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Arms
9h 24mBus, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Shrewsbury
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Arms
10h 2mBus, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)DUB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Shrewsbury
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Arms
11h 20mBus, fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)DUB - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Shrewsbury
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Arms
11h 23m
Carlow to Kerry by bus, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carlow to Kerry is to train and ferry which costs £90 - £140 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Carlow to Kerry is to train and ferry which takes 11h 44m and costs £90 - £140.
The distance between Carlow and Kerry is 247 miles.
The best way to get from Carlow to Kerry without a car is to train and ferry and taxi and bus which takes 11h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Carlow to Kerry, including transfers.
There are 446+ hotels available in Kerry.
What companies run services between Carlow, Ireland and Kerry, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Carlow to Kerry. However, you can take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston, take the vehicle to The Point, walk to Dublin Ferryport B+I, take the ferry to Holyhead, take the taxi to Rhes Gwstenin, take the bus to Bus Depot, walk to Machynlleth, take the train to Newtown (Powys), then take the taxi to Kerry. Alternatively, you can take a train from Carlow to Kerry via Dublin Heuston, Heuston, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead, Holyhead, Shrewsbury, and Newtown (Powys) in around 11h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–85
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Carlow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £7–11
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Machynlleth to Newtown (Powys)
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10–15
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Newtown (Powys)
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Welshpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Welshpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wilmslow to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 1654 702100
- info@lloydscoaches.com
- Website
- lloydscoaches.com
Bus from Rhes Gwstenin to Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://lloydscoaches.com/
- Phone
- 0818 42 41 41
- Website
- locallinkckw.ie
Bus from Carlow to Bunclody
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://locallinkckw.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Bunclody to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Newtown Bus Station Stand 2
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Bus from Carlow Bus Station to 3Arena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- 01691 780212
- info@tanat.co.uk
- Website
- tanat.co.uk
Bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Arms
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- http://www.tanat.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £165–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £150–393
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- £393
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- £60–75
Cybi Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1407 761 010
Alpha Cars
- Phone
- +44 1407 765 000
AAA Taxis Holyhead
- Phone
- +44 1407 761 000
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