There are 10 ways to get from Tarbert to Portavadie by bus, busferry, car, car ferry, plane, ferry, or train
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Bus, bus and ferry, drive
best- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus 314
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus 712
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Manse Courtbus 585
- Drive from Manse Court to Portavadiecar
18h 5mBus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry
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
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminalbus
12h 34m£71–174Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tarbert to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Portavadiecar
10h 33m£127–183Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry, bus
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SNN - GLA
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminalbus
13h 4m£99–183Bus, train, bus and ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quaybus 314
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Bachelors Walkbus 300
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Manse Courtbus 585
- Drive from Manse Court to Portavadiecar
18h 7mDrive, bus, bus and ferry
- Drive from Tarbert to Mitchelstowncar
- Take the bus from Mitchelstown to Dublin Busárasbus
- Take the bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
- Drive from Largs to Portavadiecar
18h 15mBus, bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry
- 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 ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminalbus
12h 11mBus, bus to Cork Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, ferry
- 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 ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminalbus
12h 21m£95–191Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train, ferry
- 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 Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Gourocktrain
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminalbus
11h 24m£89–222Bus, bus to Cork Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train, ferry
- 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 Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Gourocktrain
- Take the ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminalbus
13h 11m£71–200
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarbert to Portavadie is to bus and fly and ferry which costs £70 - £180 and takes 12h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Tarbert to Portavadie is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 33m and costs £120 - £190.
The distance between Tarbert and Portavadie is 520 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Tarbert to Portavadie, including transfers.
There are 493+ hotels available in Portavadie.
What companies run services between Tarbert, Ireland and Portavadie, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Tarbert to Portavadie. However, you can take the bus to Harvey's Quay, walk to Limerick Arthur's Quay, take the bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, take the bus to Europa Bus Centre, walk to Belfast, Europa Buscentre, take the vehicle to Ayr, walk to Ayr Bus Station, take the bus to Manse Court, then drive to Portavadie. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Tarbert to Portavadie via Belfast and Cairnryan in around 10h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Shannon Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
- 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 Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- 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
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Busaras Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Manse Court
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 01586 552319
- enquiries@westcoastmotors.co.uk
- Website
- westcoastmotors.co.uk
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.westcoastmotors.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- 069-62546
- limerickclare@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from Tarbert to Newcastle West
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- 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
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- 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
- £34–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Gourock Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–14
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £2–4
- Car Fare
- £11–14
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