There are 8 ways to get from Portrush to Kinsale by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Dublin Airport (DUB)
best- Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain 208 / ...
10h 32m€66–224Train
cheapest- Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Kildaretrain 230 / ...
- Take the train from Kildare to Corktrain 224
11h 50m€62–94Bus
- Take the bus from Coleraine Buscentre to High Streetbus 218
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Cork Alfred Streetbus 707
11hDrive 476.9 km
- Drive from Portrush to Kinsalecar 476.9 km
6h 10m€84–121Fly from City Of Derry Airport
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LDY - ORK
8h 39m€70–346Train, bus
- Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station to Burgh Quaybus 785
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Cork Anderson's Quaybus 600
12h 8m€62–209Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Coleraine to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BHD - ORK
8h 58m€96–278Train to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Coleraine to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BFS - ORK
8h 48m€81–230
Portrush to Kinsale by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portrush to Kinsale is to train and bus which costs €60 - €210 and takes 12h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Portrush to Kinsale is to drive which takes 6h 10m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Portrush to Kinsale. However, there are services departing from Dunluce Avenue and arriving at Kinsale via Coleraine Buscentre, Europa Bus Centre, Crampton Quay and Cork Saint Patrick's Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h.
The distance between Portrush and Kinsale is 577 km. The road distance is 476.9 km.
The best way to get from Portrush to Kinsale without a car is to train and bus via Dublin Airport (DUB) which takes 10h 32m and costs €65 - €230.
It takes approximately 10h 32m to get from Portrush to Kinsale, including transfers.
Portrush to Kinsale bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Coleraine Buscentre station.
The best way to get from Portrush to Kinsale is to bus which takes 11h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €350 and takes 8h 39m, you could also train, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 11h 50m.
Portrush to Kinsale bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at High Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portrush to Kinsale is 477 km. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Portrush to Kinsale.
What companies run services between Portrush, Northern Ireland and Kinsale, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Dunluce Avenue to Kinsale via Coleraine Buscentre, High Street, Europa Bus Centre, The Gresham Hotel, Crampton Quay, Cork Alfred Street, and Cork Saint Patrick's Quay in around 11h. Alternatively, Loganair, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Cork Airport (ORK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cork Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Cork Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–390
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Coleraine to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Coleraine to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Connolly to Kildare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €5–9
Train from Kildare to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–27
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Coleraine Buscentre to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
Bus from Grand Central Station to Burgh Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–150
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
Bus from Crampton Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Crampton Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
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