There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to County Kerry by plane, train, ferry, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane EDI - KIR
9h 24m€74–223Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Killarneytrain
- Take the bus from Killarney Bus Stn to Milltownbus
8h 36m€60–246Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Bangor (Gwynedd)train
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Farranforebus 722
15h 49mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Killarney Missionbus 300
18h 45mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to County Kerrycar
10h 28m€143–429Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane GLA - KIR
9h 44m€77–231Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GLA - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Killarneytrain
9h 31m€85–314Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Tralee Bus Stationbus
9h 44m€80–265
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to County Kerry is to train and fly which costs €75 - €240 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to County Kerry is to fly and train and bus which takes 8h 36m and costs €60 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to County Kerry. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Milltown via Glasgow Buchanan, Europa Bus Centre, Burgh Quay and Killarney Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 45m.
The distance between Edinburgh and County Kerry is 635 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to County Kerry without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 15h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Edinburgh to County Kerry, including transfers.
Edinburgh to County Kerry bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to County Kerry bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 204+ hotels available in County Kerry.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and County Kerry, Ireland?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kerry Airport (KIR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Cork to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Farranfore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €10–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Burgh Quay to Killarney Mission
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €27–40
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Killarney Bus Stn to Milltown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €12–17
- Phone
- 066 714 7038
- bookings@locallinkkerry.ie
- Website
- TFI Local Link Kerry
Bus from Killarney Bus Stn to Milltown
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- TFI Local Link Kerry
- Leap
- €2–4
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Tralee Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–260
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- €29–55
- Passenger Car
- €150–260
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