There are 9 ways to get from Dunoon to Tarbert by car, car ferry, ferry, plane, 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.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Dunoon to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Tarbert
10h 12m€142–341Ferry, train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)EDI - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
13h 2m€79–219Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR)GLA - KIR
10h 20m€86–229Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)GLA - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
11h 39m€98–212Ferry, train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
10h 27m€107–232Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)GLA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
11h 36m€81–222Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)GLA - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
11h 55m€110–219Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)GLA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Limerick
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
12h 51m€95–222Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Limerick
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
12h 40m€97–260
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunoon to Tarbert is to ferry and fly and train and bus which costs €80 - €230 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Dunoon to Tarbert is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 12m and costs €140 - €350.
The distance between Dunoon and Tarbert is 702 km.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Dunoon to Tarbert, including transfers.
There are 127+ hotels available in Tarbert.
What companies run services between Dunoon, Scotland and Tarbert, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Dunoon to Tarbert. However, you can drive to Cairnryan, take the car ferry to Belfast, then drive to Tarbert. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Gourock Ferry Terminal, walk to Gourock, take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the bus to Sanderling Road, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Kerry Airport (KIR), walk to Kerry Airport, take the bus to Tralee Bus Station, take the bus to Listowel, then take the bus to Tarbert.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Gourock to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Connolly to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €17–25
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–16
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
- Car Fare
- €13–16
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