There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kilrush by plane, bus, train, ferry, taxi, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
7h€52–216Train, ferry, bus, taxi
- 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 North Wall Quay to TUS Moylishbus 735
- Take the taxi from TUS Moylish to Kilrushtaxi
17h 6m€317–486Bus, 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 Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Ennis Bóthar na Trócairebus 712
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus 336
17h 14mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Kilrushcar
9h 35m€107–189Fly to Kerry Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane EDI - KIR
- Take the car ferry from Tarbert to Killimercarferry
9h 52m€87–220Fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EDI - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Ennis Bóthar na Trócairebus
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
9h 47m€62–181Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane EDI - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Ennis Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
10h 8m€74–242Fly to Cork Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Limericktrain
- Take the train from Limerick to Ennistrain
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilrushbus
11h 6m€62–223Bus, bus and ferry via Dublin
- 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 Ennis Friars Walkbus 300
- Take the bus from Ennis Friars Walk to Kilrushbus 337 / ...
18h 28m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kilrush is to fly and bus which costs €60 - €190 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kilrush is to fly and bus which takes 7h and costs €50 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Kilrush. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Kilrush via Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 11, Dublin Airport Zone 10 and Ennis Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 14m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kilrush is 590 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kilrush without a car is to train and ferry and bus and taxi which takes 17h 6m and costs €310 - €490.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Edinburgh to Kilrush, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Kilrush bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to Kilrush bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 203+ hotels available in Kilrush.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kilrush, IE-CE, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Kilrush. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, take the line 51 bus to Ennis Station, then take the bus to Kilrush. Alternatively, you can take the train to Warrington Bank Quay, take the train to Bangor (Gwynedd), take the taxi to Holyhead Ferry, take the ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I, walk to Sean Moore Road, take the line 82 bus to Ringsend Road, walk to North Wall Quay, take the bus to TUS Moylish, then take the taxi to Kilrush.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Bangor (Gwynedd)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
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
Train from Limerick Junction to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €4–6
Train from Limerick to Ennis
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €4–7
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 069 22311
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Leap
- €4–6
- Cash
- €7–9
Bus from Ennis Friars Walk to Kilrush
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Leap
- €6–7
- Cash
- €8–10
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from North Wall Quay to TUS Moylish
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Ennis Bóthar na Trócaire
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Ireland West Airport to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from ATU Galway to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Ennis Friars Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- 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
- €171
- Phone
- +353 65 905 3124
- enquiries@shannonferries.com
- Website
- shannonferries.com
Car ferry from Tarbert to Killimer
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–23
- Website
- https://www.shannonferries.com/
- Passenger
- €6
- Car (incl. passengers)
- €23
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Swift Taxis
- Phone
- +353 61 414 444
- Website
- swiftaxi.ie
Limerick City Taxis
- Phone
- +353 89 428 2346
- Website
- limericktaxi.net
Castleroy Cabs
- Phone
- +353 61 33 22 66
- Website
- castletroycabs.com
Brisk Taxi
- Phone
- +353 899826345
- Website
- brisktaxitrip.com
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