There are 11 ways to get from Tralee to Aberystwyth by train, ferry, bus, or plane
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Train, ferry, bus
best- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Bangor Railway Station H to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 4bus T2
14h 28mBus, ferry via Waterford
cheapest- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Limerick Colbertbus 13
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stnbus 55
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dockferry
- Take the bus from Haverfordwest Bus Station to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 7bus T5
19h 33m£69–180Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Bachelors Walkbus 300
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Bangor Railway Station H to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 4bus T2
15h 10mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Aberystwythtrain
15h 27m£116–205Fly Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KIR - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Aberystwythtrain
9h 1m£83–249Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Aberystwythtrain
11h 42m£101–270Train to Cork Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Tralee to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Aberystwythtrain
11h 21m£88–296Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SNN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Aberystwythtrain
10h 25m£82–259Train to Cork Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Tralee to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Aberystwythtrain
11h 27m£83–253Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SNN - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Aberystwythtrain
11h 26m£84–262Train to Cork Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Tralee to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Aberystwythtrain
12h 29m£161–323
Kerry Airport (KIR) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tralee to Aberystwyth is to bus and ferry via Waterford which costs £65 - £180 and takes 19h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Tralee to Aberystwyth is to fly and train which takes 9h 1m and costs £80 - £250.
The distance between Tralee and Aberystwyth is 394 miles.
The best way to get from Tralee to Aberystwyth without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 14h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Tralee to Aberystwyth, including transfers.
There are 838+ hotels available in Aberystwyth.
What companies run services between Tralee, Ireland and Aberystwyth, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Tralee to Aberystwyth. However, you can take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston, take the vehicle to The Point, walk to Dublin Ferryport B+I, take the ferry to Holyhead Ferry, walk to Holyhead, take the train to Bangor (Gwynedd), walk to Bangor Railway Station H, then take the bus to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 4. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 4 via Bachelors Walk, Eden Quay, Castleforbes Road, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, Bangor (Gwynedd), and Bangor Railway Station H in around 15h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–150
Flights from Shannon Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £21–75
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Tralee to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £24–35
Train from Tralee to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £10–15
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wilmslow to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Aberystwyth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Aberystwyth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1654 702100
- info@lloydscoaches.com
- Website
- lloydscoaches.com
Bus from Bangor Railway Station H to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 4
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://lloydscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- £23–35
Bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- £9–13
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 1239 613756
- enquiries@richardsbros.co.uk
- Website
- richardsbros.co.uk
Bus from Haverfordwest Bus Station to Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.richardsbros.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–29
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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