There are 12 ways to get from Inverness to Tralee by plane, train, busferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport, train
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane INV - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
10h 8m€109–304Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kerry Airport
cheapest- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane INV - KIR
11h 4m€48–236Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain Ic
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Traleetrain Ic
18h 34m€136–209Bus, bus and ferry via Limerick
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 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 Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus 712 / ...
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Tralee Prnce's Stbus 300
19h 7m€71–246Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Cairnryancar
- Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Traleecar
12h 24m€180–482Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane INV - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Tralee Prnce's Stbus
11h 20m€121–493Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane INV - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
9h 39m€106–303Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane EDI - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
10h 53m€93–344Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GLA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
12h 20m€141–324Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Tralee Prnce's Stbus
11h 30m€100–333Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane EDI - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
12h 34m€96–283Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station to Burgh Quaybus 785
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Tralee Prnce's Stbus 300
20h€72–211
Inverness to Tralee by train, foot, busferry, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Tralee is to bus and bus and ferry which costs €70 - €220 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Tralee is to fly and train which takes 9h 39m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Tralee. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Tralee Prnce's St via Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 11, Airport Zone 10 and Limerick Arthurs Qy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 7m.
The distance between Inverness and Tralee is 851 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Tralee without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 18h 34m and costs €130 - €210.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Inverness to Tralee, including transfers.
Inverness to Tralee bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Tralee bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 188+ hotels available in Tralee.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Tralee, Ireland?
Loganair, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kerry Airport (KIR) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–210
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Heuston to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €28–40
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €20–28
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €20–28
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €20–28
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €35–70
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station to Burgh Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- hello@flightlink.ie
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Tralee Prnce's St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €10–15
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Tralee Prnce's St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €10–15
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Tralee Prnce's St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €10–15
Bus from Burgh Quay to Tralee Prnce's St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €27–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 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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