There are 8 ways to get from Cologne to Tralee by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kerry Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane CGN - KIR
8h 27m€84–287Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane DUS - KIR
11h 12m€54–235Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Traleecar
31h 34m€279–600Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Tralee Prince's Streetbus 300
3d 10h€85–412Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CGN - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
10h 11m€81–287Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CGN - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Streetbus
10h 15m€81–263Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane DUS - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Streetbus
10h 51m€111–301Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
10h 33m€97–321
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Tralee is to fly and train which costs €80 - €290 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Tralee is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €80 - €290.
The distance between Cologne and Tralee is 1201 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Tralee without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs €85 - €420.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Cologne to Tralee, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cologne to Tralee is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €80 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €420 and takes 3 days 10h.
Tralee is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 5:15 AM in Cologne and 4:15 AM in Tralee.
There are 187+ hotels available in Tralee.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Tralee, Ireland?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kerry Airport (KIR) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Tralee Prince's Street via Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Road Station, D'Olier Street, and Burgh Quay in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kerry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kerry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kerry Airport via Birmingham, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kerry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–14
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €20–28
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Tralee Prince's Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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