There are 11 ways to get from Kerry to Portrush by train, ferry, car, bus, busferry, car ferry, or plane
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Train, ferry, drive
best- Take the train from Newtown (Powys) to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Take the ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Drive from Larne to Portrush
13h 57m£100–475Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Herbert Arms to Welshpool Tesco81
- Take the train from Welshpool to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Navigation St to Buchanan Bus StationM11 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the train from Great Victoria Street to Coleraine
20h 26mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Kerry to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Portrush
8h 44m£119–289Bus, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Herbert Arms to Welshpool Tesco
- Take the train from Welshpool to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BHX - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Coleraine
9h 1mBus, train, bus and ferry via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Herbert Arms to Welshpool Tesco81
- Take the train from Welshpool to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the train from Great Victoria Street to Coleraine
21h 23mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Newtown Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Station409
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station590 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Bridge Street 2 to Coleraine Buscentre218
22h 22mBus, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Herbert Arms to Welshpool Tesco
- Take the train from Welshpool to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BHX - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
9h 10mBus, train, train to Liverpool, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the bus from Herbert Arms to Welshpool Tesco
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)LPL - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Coleraine
9h 34mBus, train, train to Liverpool, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Herbert Arms to Welshpool Tesco
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)LPL - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
9h 34mBus, train to Manchester Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Herbert Arms to Welshpool Tesco
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)MAN - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
10h 11mBus, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Herbert Arms to Welshpool Tesco
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MAN - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Coleraine
10h 12m
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kerry to Portrush is to drive and car ferry which costs £110 - £290 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Kerry to Portrush is to drive and car ferry which takes 8h 44m and costs £110 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Kerry to Portrush. However, there are services departing from Herbert Arms and arriving at Dunluce Avenue via Newtown Bus Station Stand 2, Birmingham Coach Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Bridge Street 2 and Coleraine Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 22m.
The distance between Kerry and Portrush is 507 miles.
The best way to get from Kerry to Portrush without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry which takes 20h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 57m to get from Kerry to Portrush, including transfers.
Kerry to Portrush bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Newtown Bus Station Stand 2.
Kerry to Portrush bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
There are 692+ hotels available in Portrush.
What companies run services between Kerry, Wales and Portrush, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Kerry to Portrush. However, you can take the taxi to Newtown (Powys), take the train to Shrewsbury, take the train to Crewe, take the train to Glasgow Central, take the train to Ayr, take the train to Stranraer, drive to Cairnryan, take the ferry to Larne, then drive to Portrush. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Herbert Arms to Dunluce Avenue via Welshpool Tesco, Welshpool, Birmingham New Street, Navigation St, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Great Victoria Street, Coleraine, and Coleraine Buscentre in around 20h 26m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Liverpool to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Newtown (Powys) to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Welshpool to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Welshpool to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £11–17
Train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Great Victoria Street to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Antrim to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01691 780212
- info@tanat.co.uk
- Website
- tanat.co.uk
Bus from Herbert Arms to Welshpool Tesco
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Tanat Valley
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Navigation St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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 Bridge Street 2 to Coleraine Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Newtown Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- 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
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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