There are 7 ways to get from Dunoon to Tarbert by car, car ferry, ferry, plane, bus, or train
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Dunoon to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Tarbertcar
10h 14m€142–210Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GLA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbertbus
11h 34m€79–202Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane GLA - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbertbus
11h 50m€102–210Ferry, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Gourock to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane GLA - KIR
- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Listowelbus
- Take the bus from Listowel to Tarbertbus
11h 10m€85–230Ferry, train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbertbus
10h 28m€117–259Ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GLA - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbertbus
11h 43m€108–249Ferry, train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbertbus
12h 55m€88–238
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunoon to Tarbert is to ferry and fly and train and bus which costs €75 - €210 and takes 11h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Dunoon to Tarbert is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 14m and costs €140 - €210.
The distance between Dunoon and Tarbert is 702 km.
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Dunoon to Tarbert, including transfers.
There are 131+ 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 Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, take the line 51 bus to Limerick Colbert Station, then take the bus to Tarbert.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- 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 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Gourock to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Gourock to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- 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 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- 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/
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Listowel
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Listowel to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Listowel
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 066 714 7038
- bookings@locallinkkerry.ie
- Website
- locallinkkerry.ie
Bus from Listowel to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.locallinkkerry.ie/
- 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
- €35–50
- 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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