There are 6 ways to get from Tarbert to Ullapool by car, car ferry, bus, plane, or train
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Tarbert to Belfast
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Drive from Cairnryan to Ullapool
13h 5m£160–357Bus, bus to Cork Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)ORK - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
13h 52m£101–293Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)SNN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
14h 30m£115–474Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SNN - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
12h 57mBus, bus to Cork Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)ORK - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
14h 44mBus, bus to Cork Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tarbert to Harvey's Quay
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)ORK - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
15h 24m£104–246
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarbert to Ullapool is to bus and fly and train which costs £100 - £250 and takes 15h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Tarbert to Ullapool is to drive and car ferry which takes 13h 5m and costs £160 - £360.
The distance between Tarbert and Ullapool is 577 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 5m to get from Tarbert to Ullapool, including transfers.
There are 59+ hotels available in Ullapool.
What companies run services between Tarbert, Ireland and Ullapool, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Tarbert to Ullapool. However, you can drive to Belfast, take the car ferry to Cairnryan, then drive to Ullapool. Alternatively, 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV), walk to Terminal Building, take the bus to Inverness Airport station, walk to Inverness Airport Station, take the train to Inverness, walk to Bus Station Stance 3, then take the bus to Ferry Terminal.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–470
Flights from Shannon Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–450
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shannon Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- 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/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.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
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- £30–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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