There are 9 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 Killarney to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
9h 53m£83–124Train to Cork Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Killarney to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
11h 26m£59–215Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Abbeyfealebus 13
- Take the bus from Abbeyfeale to Bachelors Walkbus 300
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
11h 54m£68–94Drive, car ferry
- Drive from County Kerry to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Holyheadcar
13h 40m£171–260Fly Kerry Airport 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
9h 9m£91–184Bus, ferry via Limerick
- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Stationbus 13
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Zone 10bus 712
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
12h 18m£94–139Fly Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KIR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
9h 27m£79–240Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SNN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
11h 59m£66–240Fly Kerry Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Liverpool (LPL)plane KIR - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
10h 49m£81–239
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 which costs £65 - £95 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from County Kerry to Holyhead is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 9m and costs £90 - £190.
The distance between County Kerry and Holyhead is 273 miles.
The best way to get from County Kerry to Holyhead without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 53m and costs £80 - £130.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from County Kerry to Holyhead, including transfers.
There are 915+ 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 bus to Killarney Bus Station, walk to Killarney, 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 Castlemaine to Holyhead via Tralee Bus Station, Abbeyfeale, Bachelors Walk, Eden Quay, Castleforbes Road, and Dublin Ferryport B+I in around 11h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Killarney to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £22–35
Train from Killarney to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £8–12
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- 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
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Abbeyfeale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Abbeyfeale to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.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 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- 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
- £160–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
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