There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Tralee by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport, train
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cork Airport (ORK)INV - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Tralee
10h 51m€121–276Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)GLA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Take the train from Mallow to Tralee
13h 28m€100–325Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Union Street to Buchanan Bus StationE8
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Tralee Prince's Street300
19h 9mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Tralee
12h 10m€172–262Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Shannon Airport (SNN)INV - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Street
11h 27m€126–282Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kerry Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kerry Airport (KIR)INV - KIR
11h 53m€104–206Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)EDI - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Tralee
12hTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)GLA - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Tralee
12h 30m€120–309Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Street
11h 37mTrain, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dublin Airport (DUB)EDI - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Take the train from Mallow to Tralee
13h 12m
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Tralee is to train and fly which costs €100 - €330 and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Tralee is to fly and train which takes 10h 51m and costs €120 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness to Tralee. However, there are services departing from Union Street and arriving at Tralee Prince's Street via Glasgow Buchanan, Europa Bus Centre and Burgh Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 9m.
The distance between Inverness and Tralee is 850 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Tralee without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 19h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Inverness to Tralee, including transfers.
Inverness to Tralee bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Union Street station.
Inverness to Tralee bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 180+ hotels available in Tralee.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Tralee, Ireland?
easyJet, Ryanair, and British Airways fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kerry Airport (KIR) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kerry Airport via London Gatwick, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kerry Airport via London Heathrow, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–14
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €20–28
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €34–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €270–320
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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 Tralee Prince's Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.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
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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