There are 11 ways to get from Kildare to Kerry by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Kildare to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Newtown (Powys)train
11h 22m£77–120Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Kildare to Waterfordtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europortbus 40
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbourferry 0
- Take the bus from Ffordd yr Efail 2 to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 7bus T5
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Newtown (Powys)train
15h 58m£75–131Train, ferry, bus, drive
- Take the train from Kildare to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the bus from Llys Watling to Ffordd y Parcbus 545
- Take the bus from Tesco to Beddgelert Abus S3
- Drive from Beddgelert A to Kerrycar
13h 32mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Kildare to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Kerrycar
10h 25m£131–200Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Kildare to Red Cow Luasbus 726
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the bus from Llys Watling to Ffordd y Parcbus 545
- Take the bus from Tesco to Beddgelert Abus S3
- Drive from Beddgelert A to Kerrycar
14h 30mBus, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Armsbus
8h 38mBus, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Welshpooltrain
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Armsbus
8h 53mBus, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Armsbus
8h 39mBus, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DUB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Welshpooltrain
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Armsbus
10h 42mBus, fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane DUB - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Welshpooltrain
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Armsbus
10h 7mBus, fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DUB - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Armsbus
11h 11m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kildare to Kerry is to train and bus and ferry which costs £75 - £140 and takes 15h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Kildare to Kerry is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 25m and costs £130 - £200.
The distance between Kildare and Kerry is 263 miles.
The best way to get from Kildare to Kerry without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 22m and costs £75 - £120.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Kildare to Kerry, including transfers.
There are 446+ hotels available in Kerry.
What companies run services between Kildare, Ireland and Kerry, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Kildare to Kerry. However, you can take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston, take the vehicle to The Point, walk to Dublin Ferryport B+I, take the ferry to Holyhead, walk to Holyhead, take the train to Shrewsbury, take the train to Newtown (Powys), then take the taxi to Kerry. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kildare to Kerry via Dublin Heuston, Heuston, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead, Llys Watling, Ffordd y Parc, Tesco, and Beddgelert A in around 13h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Kildare to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £4–7
Train from Kildare to Waterford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £10–15
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Newtown (Powys)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Aberystwyth to Newtown (Powys)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Welshpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wilmslow to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Welshpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Llys Watling to Ffordd y Parc
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
- Phone
- 01248 722 694
- mail@gwynforcoaches.co.uk
- Website
- gwynforcoaches.co.uk
Bus from Tesco to Beddgelert A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gwynforcoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 1239 613756
- enquiries@richardsbros.co.uk
- Website
- richardsbros.co.uk
Bus from Ffordd yr Efail 2 to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 7
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.richardsbros.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Kildare to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
Bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Kildare Village to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- 01691 780212
- info@tanat.co.uk
- Website
- tanat.co.uk
Bus from Welshpool Tesco to Herbert Arms
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- http://www.tanat.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £160–175
- On Foot
- £35–45
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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