There are 10 ways to get from Derby to Tralee by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
best- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane MAN - KIR
7h 2m€74–256Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHX - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Traleetrain
8h 23m€70–265Train, ferry
- Take the train from Derby to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Traleetrain Ic
14h 13m€109–205Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Derby to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Traleecar
12h 55m€157–269Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LTN - KIR
7h 34m€89–250Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Traleetrain
9h 8m€79–253Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Traleetrain
9h 31m€94–253Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby 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 46m€79–205Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MAN - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Streetbus
9h 24m€90–277Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Derby 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 43m€75–259
Derby to Tralee by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Derby to Tralee is to train and fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Derby to Tralee is to train and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €70 - €260.
The distance between Derby and Tralee is 675 km.
The best way to get from Derby to Tralee without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 13m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Derby to Tralee, including transfers.
There are 209+ hotels available in Tralee.
What companies run services between Derby, England and Tralee, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Derby to Tralee. However, you can take the train to Sheffield, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kerry Airport (KIR), walk to Kerry Airport, then take the bus to Tralee Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Derby to Tralee via Crewe, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 14h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €19–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–85
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
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
Train from Cork to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €12–17
- 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/
- 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/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €173
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