There are 11 ways to get from Cheltenham to Tralee by train, plane, ferry, or bus
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BRS - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Traleetrain
8h 27m€90–218Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHX - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Traleetrain
8h 11m€72–260Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa 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 North Wall Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus 735
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Streetbus 300
16h 26m€133–231Train, ferry, bus via Fishguard
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Fishguard Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry 0
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stationbus 40
- Take the train from Waterford to Limerick Junctiontrain Ic
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Traleetrain Ic
17h 49m€120–236Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LTN - KIR
8h 11m€113–315Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane STN - KIR
8h 30m€110–345Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Traleetrain
9h 31m€153–375Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BHX - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Traleetrain
9h 40m€83–210Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LHR - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Streetbus
9h 56m€149–364Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BHX - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Streetbus
8h 35m€77–249Train, ferry, bus via Pembroke Dock
- Take the train from Gloucester to Pembroke Docktrain
- Take the ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbourferry
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stationbus 40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quaybus 600
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Tralee Bus Stationbus 40
18h 17m€145–367
Cheltenham to Tralee by train, ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Tralee is to train and fly which costs €80 - €210 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Tralee is to train and fly which takes 8h 11m and costs €110 - €320.
The distance between Cheltenham and Tralee is 630 km.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Tralee without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 16h 26m and costs €130 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Cheltenham to Tralee, including transfers.
There are 99+ hotels available in Tralee.
What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Tralee, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Cheltenham to Tralee. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, take the line 225 bus to Cork Kent Station, walk to Cork, then take the train to Tralee. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cheltenham Spa to Tralee Prince's Street via Stafford, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, North Wall Quay, and Limerick Arthur's Quay in around 16h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gloucester to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €12–17
Train from Waterford to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–12
Train from Limerick Junction to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–20
Train from Dublin Heuston to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €28–40
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from North Wall Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Tralee Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–120
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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