There are 10 ways to get from Portavadie to Tarbert by car, busferry, train, bus, car ferry, ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus and ferry, train, bus
best- Drive from Portavadie to Hill Street
- Take the busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin ConnollyIc / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to LimerickIc
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert314
17h 59mBus, ferry, train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cork Airport (ORK)EDI - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
13h 59m€84–228Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portavadie to Cairnryan
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Drive from Belfast to Tarbert
10h 25m€145–344Bus, ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR)GLA - KIR
11h 33m€94–237Drive, bus and ferry, bus
- Drive from Portavadie to Hill Street
- Take the busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Burgh Quay785
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Newcastle West300
- Take the bus from Newcastle West to Tarbert595
18h 46mBus, ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)GLA - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
12h 56m€116–230Bus, ferry, train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from Gourock to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
11h 24m€112–231Bus, ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)GLA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
12h 49m€89–220Bus, ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)GLA - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
13h 7m€118–227Bus, ferry to Glasgow Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)GLA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Limerick
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
14h 4m€103–220
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portavadie to Tarbert is to bus and ferry and fly and train which costs €85 - €220 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Portavadie to Tarbert is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 25m and costs €140 - €350.
The distance between Portavadie and Tarbert is 818 km.
It takes approximately 17h 59m to get from Portavadie to Tarbert, including transfers.
There are 128+ hotels available in Tarbert.
What companies run services between Portavadie, Scotland and Tarbert, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Portavadie to Tarbert. However, you can drive to Hill Street, take the line 585 bus to Ayr Bus Station, walk to Ayr, take the vehicle to Belfast, Europa Buscentre, walk to Belfast Grand Central, take the train to Dublin Connolly, take the train to Limerick, walk to Limerick Colbert Station, then take the bus to Tarbert. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Portavadie to Tarbert via Cairnryan and Belfast in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Connolly to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €17–25
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Gourock to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Ayr to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 01586 552319
- enquiries@westcoastmotors.co.uk
- Website
- westcoastmotors.co.uk
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.westcoastmotors.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Burgh Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Newcastle West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- 069-62546
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from Newcastle West to Tarbert
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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
- €35–180
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Dunoon Ferry Terminal to Gourock Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–16
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
- Car Fare
- €13–16
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