There are 7 ways to get from County Kerry to Holyhead by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
10h 9m£39–77Bus, ferry via Dublin
cheapest- Take the bus from Killarney Mission Road to Red Cow Luasbus 300
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry Dublin Ferryport B+I-Holyhead
11h 27m£38–130Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Killarney Mission Road to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus 722
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
10h 56mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from County Kerry to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Holyheadcar
13h 41m£148–255Fly to Dublin Airport, ferry
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane KIR - DUB
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
6h 20m£56–128Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KIR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
5h 41m£105–259Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Liverpool (LPL)plane KIR - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
8h 14m£109–326
County Kerry to Holyhead by bus, train, tram, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from County Kerry to Holyhead is to bus and ferry via Dublin which costs £35 - £130 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from County Kerry to Holyhead is to fly and train which takes 5h 41m and costs £100 - £260.
The distance between County Kerry and Holyhead is 287 miles.
The best way to get from County Kerry to Holyhead without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 9m and costs £35 - £80.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from County Kerry to Holyhead, including transfers.
There are 956+ hotels available in Holyhead.
What companies run services between County Kerry, Ireland and Holyhead, Wales?
There is no direct connection from County Kerry to Holyhead. However, you can take the line 279 bus to Tralee Bus Station, walk to Tralee, take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston, take the vehicle to The Point, walk to Dublin Ferryport B+I, then take the ferry to Holyhead Ferry. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milltown to Holyhead Ferry via Killarney Bus Station, Killarney Mission Road, Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21, Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 19, The Point, and Dublin Ferryport B+I in around 10h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–55
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Liverpool via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £18–90
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Tralee to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £24–35
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Killarney Mission Road to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Killarney Mission Road to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- 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
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–36
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–95
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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