There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Tarbert by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbertbus
8h 4m€66–239Bus, 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 Newcastle Westbus 300
- Take the bus from Newcastle West to Tarbertbus 595
17h 54mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Tarbertcar
9h 44m€133–420Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane EDI - KIR
11h 1m€76–231Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EDI - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Newcastle Westbus
- Take the bus from Newcastle West to Tarbertbus
9h 38mFly Edinburgh Airport 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 bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbertbus
9h 37m€77–247Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train, bus
- 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 Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbertbus
10h 37m€104–306Fly Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbertbus
11h 32m€101–197Fly Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbertbus
11h 21m€105–215
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tarbert is to fly which costs €75 - €240 and takes 11h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tarbert is to fly and bus which takes 8h 4m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Tarbert. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Tarbert via Glasgow Buchanan, Europa Bus Centre, Burgh Quay and Newcastle West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 54m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tarbert is 618 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Tarbert without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 17h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Edinburgh to Tarbert, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Tarbert bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to Tarbert bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 149+ hotels available in Tarbert.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Tarbert, 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 Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, 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
- €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
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
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
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
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 Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- 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 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 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 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 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 Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €16–22
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €16–22
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €16–22
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €16–22
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €16–22
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- €6–10
- 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
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €10–19
- 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/
- 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 Newcastle West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- €22–30
- Phone
- 069 22311
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from Newcastle West to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Leap
- €4–6
- Cash
- €6–8
Bus from Newcastle West to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Leap
- €4–6
- Cash
- €6–8
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Newcastle West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–260
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- €29–55
- Passenger Car
- €150–260
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