There are 6 ways to get from Tarbert to Lochgilphead by car, bus, busferry, train, car 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, bus and ferry, train
best- Drive from Tarbert to Mitchelstowncar
- Take the bus from Mitchelstown to Dublin Busárasbus
- Take the bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Sprucefield Shopping Centrebus X1
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Gourocktrain
- Drive from Gourock to Lochgilpheadcar
18h 25mBus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Drive from Gourock to Lochgilpheadcar
11h 19m£81–193Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tarbert to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Lochgilpheadcar
10h 23m£123–189Bus to Shannon Airport, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SNN - GLA
- Drive from Gourock to Lochgilpheadcar
11h 35m£115–207Bus, bus to Cork Airport, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORK - GLA
- Drive from Gourock to Lochgilpheadcar
11h 7m£112–246Bus, bus to Kerry Airport, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Newcastle Westbus
- Take the bus from Newcastle West to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KIR - GLA
- Drive from Gourock to Lochgilpheadcar
10h 58m
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarbert to Lochgilphead is to bus and fly and drive which costs £80 - £200 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Tarbert to Lochgilphead is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 23m and costs £120 - £190.
The distance between Tarbert and Lochgilphead is 560 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 25m to get from Tarbert to Lochgilphead, including transfers.
There are 161+ hotels available in Lochgilphead.
What companies run services between Tarbert, Ireland and Lochgilphead, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Tarbert to Lochgilphead. However, you can drive to Mitchelstown, take the bus to Dublin Busáras, take the bus to Sprucefield Shopping Centre, take the line 238 bus to Belfast, Europa Buscentre, walk to Belfast, Europa Buscentre, take the vehicle to Glasgow Buchanan, walk to Buchanan Bus Station, take the line 9 bus to Central Station, walk to Glasgow Central, take the train to Gourock, then drive to Lochgilphead. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Tarbert to Lochgilphead via Belfast and Cairnryan in around 10h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Gourock
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Mitchelstown to Dublin Busáras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Sprucefield Shopping Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 069-62546
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from Tarbert to Newcastle West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Newcastle West to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
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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