There are 5 ways to get from Kells to Cookstown by bus, train, or car
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Navan to Drogheda Busbus 190
- Take the train from Drogheda Macbride to Portadowntrain Dublin Connolly - Belfast Great Central
3h 39m£134–177Bus via Dublin Airport (DUB)
cheapest- Take the bus from Kells to Terminal 2 Zone 19bus 109A
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Cookstownbus X4
5h£17–21Drive 73.8 mi
- Drive from Kells to Cookstowncar 73.8 mi
1h 42m£19–27Bus
- Take the bus from Kells to Ardee N33bus 177
- Take the bus from Ardee N33 to Monaghan Bus Stnbus 32
- Take the bus from Monaghan Bus Station to Cookstownbus 278
4h 57mBus via Cavan
- Take the bus from Kells to Cavan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Cavan Bus Stn to North Roadbus 176
- Take the bus from Monaghan Bus Station to Cookstownbus 278
5h 45m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kells to Cookstown is to bus via Dublin Airport (DUB) which costs £17 - £21 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Kells to Cookstown is to drive which takes 1h 42m and costs £18 - £27.
No, there is no direct bus from Kells to Cookstown. However, there are services departing from Kells and arriving at Cookstown via Ardee N33 and Monaghan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 57m.
The distance between Kells and Cookstown is 108 miles. The road distance is 74.2 miles.
The best way to get from Kells to Cookstown without a car is to bus and train which takes 3h 39m and costs £130 - £180.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Kells to Cookstown, including transfers.
Kells to Cookstown bus services, operated by TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal, depart from Kells station.
Kells to Cookstown bus services, operated by TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal, arrive at Ardee N33 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kells to Cookstown is 74 miles. It takes approximately 1h 42m to drive from Kells to Cookstown.
There are 132+ hotels available in Cookstown.
What companies run services between Kells, IE-MH, Ireland and Cookstown, Northern Ireland?
You can take a bus from Kells to Cookstown via Ardee N33, Monaghan Bus Stn, and Monaghan Bus Station in around 4h 57m.
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Drogheda Macbride to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Drogheda Macbride to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–10
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- customercare@buseireann.ie
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Navan to Drogheda Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £10–14
Bus from Ardee N33 to Monaghan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £13–18
Bus from Kells to Terminal 2 Zone 19
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £13–17
Bus from Kells to Cavan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £12–17
- Phone
- 046-9074830
- lmf@locallink.ie
- Website
- TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal
Bus from Navan to Drogheda Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal
Bus from Kells to Ardee N33
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- TFI Local Link Louth Meath Fingal
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Ardee N33 to Monaghan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Ardee N33 to Monaghan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Monaghan Bus Station to Cookstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Cookstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Monaghan Bus Station to Cookstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- 047 51840
- cm@locallink.ie
- Website
- TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan
Bus from Kells to Cavan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan
Bus from Cavan Bus Stn to North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan
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