There are 10 ways to get from Tarbert to Oban by bus, plane, busferry, car, ferry, train, or car ferry
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Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SNN - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Corran Hallsbus
10h 11m£63–207Bus, bus and ferry via Limerick
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus 314
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus 712 / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
18h 11m£57–78Drive, bus, ferry, train
- Drive from Tarbert to Mitchelstowncar
- Take the bus from Mitchelstown to Dublin Busárasbus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
19h 58m£210–341Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tarbert to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Obancar
10h 35m£128–371Bus, bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- 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
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Hallsbus
11h 7m£69–176Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SNN - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Hallsbus
11h 53m£83–214Bus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DUB - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Hallsbus
11h 6m£60–166Bus, bus to Cork Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- 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
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Hallsbus
11h 26m£80–219Bus, bus to Cork Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Corran Hallsbus
12h 4m£67–222Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Newcastle Westbus 595
- Take the bus from Newcastle West to Airport Zone 12bus 722
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
18h 36m
Tarbert to Oban by bus, foot, and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tarbert to Oban is to bus and bus and ferry via Limerick which costs £55 - £80 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Tarbert to Oban is to bus and fly which takes 10h 11m and costs £60 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarbert to Oban station. However, there are services departing from Tarbert and arriving at Bus Station via Limerick Arthurs Qy, Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 11m.
The distance between Tarbert and Oban is 501 miles.
The best way to get from Tarbert to Oban without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Limerick which takes 18h 11m and costs £55 - £80.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Tarbert to Oban, including transfers.
Tarbert to Oban bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Tarbert station.
Tarbert to Oban bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Harvey's Quay station.
There are 548+ hotels available in Oban.
What companies run services between Tarbert, Ireland and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Tarbert to Oban. However, you can take the bus to Harvey's Quay, take the line 343 bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the bus to Corran Halls. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarbert to Bus Station via Harvey's Quay, Limerick Arthurs Qy, Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast Glengall, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 18h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–95
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via Liverpool, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- customercare@buseireann.ie
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £13–19
Bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £13–19
Bus from Mitchelstown to Dublin Busáras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £25–35
Bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £13–19
Bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £13–19
Bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £13–19
Bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Citylink
- 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
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
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
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
- Phone
- 069 22311
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
Bus from Tarbert to Newcastle West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- £3–5
- Cash
- £5–7
Bus from Tarbert to Newcastle West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- Local Link Limerick Clare
- Leap
- £3–5
- Cash
- £5–7
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Newcastle West to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- hello@flightlink.ie
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Newcastle West to Airport Zone 12
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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