There are 7 ways to get from Kilrush to Belfast by bus, train, car, car ferry, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Kilrush to Ennis Stationbus 336
- Take the bus from Ennis B na Trócaire to Airport Zone 10bus 712 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
7h 29m£25–151Bus, train via Tipperary
- Take the bus from Kilrush to Ennis Stationbus 336
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
7h 48m£40–72Drive 227.8 mi
- Drive from Kilrush to Belfastcar 227.8 mi
4h 51m£56–81Car ferry to Kerry Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the carferry from Killimer to Tarbertcarferry
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane KIR - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
7h 4m£50–117Bus via Belfast Glengall
- Take the bus from Kilrush to Ennis Stationbus 336
- Take the bus from Ennis B na Trócaire to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus 712 / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
7h 47m£34–58Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kilrush to Ennis Stationbus 336
- Take the train from Limerick to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
8h 2m£40–70Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Kilrush to Ennis Stationbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane SNN - BHD
8h 24m£96–262
Kilrush to Belfast by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kilrush to Belfast is to bus via Belfast Glengall which costs £30 - £60 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Kilrush to Belfast is to drive which takes 4h 51m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Kilrush to Belfast station. However, there are services departing from Kilrush and arriving at Grand Central Station Stand 11 via Ennis B na Trócaire and Dublin Airport T1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 29m.
The distance between Kilrush and Belfast is 281 miles. The road distance is 229.1 miles.
The best way to get from Kilrush to Belfast without a car is to bus which takes 7h 29m and costs £25 - £160.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Kilrush to Belfast, including transfers.
Kilrush to Belfast bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Kilrush station.
Kilrush to Belfast bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Ennis Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kilrush to Belfast is 229 miles. It takes approximately 4h 51m to drive from Kilrush to Belfast.
There are 1210+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Kilrush, IE-CE, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
You can take a bus from Kilrush to Grand Central Station Stand 11 via Ennis Station, Ennis B na Trócaire, Airport Zone 10, and Dublin Airport T1 in around 7h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Limerick Junction to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £12–18
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Limerick to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £15–21
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- customercare@buseireann.ie
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £11–16
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £11–16
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £11–16
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £11–16
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £11–16
- Phone
- 069 22311
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- £4–5
- Cash
- £5–7
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- £4–5
- Cash
- £5–7
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- £4–5
- Cash
- £5–7
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- £4–5
- Cash
- £5–7
Bus from Kilrush to Ennis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- £4–5
- Cash
- £5–7
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Ennis B na Trócaire to Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Ennis B na Trócaire to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- hello@flightlink.ie
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Ennis B na Trócaire to Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +353 65 905 3124
- enquiries@shannonferries.com
- Website
- shannonferries.com
Car ferry from Killimer to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.shannonferries.com/
- Passenger
- £5
- Car (incl. passengers)
- £19
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