There are 5 ways to get from Tralee to Ballycastle by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymenatrain
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle Pres Churchbus 131 / ...
9h 57mDrive 289.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Tralee to Ballycastlecar 289.5 mi
6h 7m£71–103Bus
- Take the bus from Tralee Prince's Street to Red Cow Luasbus 300
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the bus from Bridge Street 2 to Ballymena Bus Stationbus 218 / ...
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle Pres Churchbus 131 / ...
10h 51mFly, bus, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane KIR - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymenatrain
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle Pres Churchbus
8h 52mBus, train
- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Stationbus 13
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Zone 10bus 712
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Bus Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymenatrain
- Take the bus from Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle Pres Churchbus 131 / ...
11h 27m
Kerry Airport (KIR) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tralee to Ballycastle is to drive which costs £70 - £110 and takes 6h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Tralee to Ballycastle is to drive which takes 6h 7m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Tralee to Ballycastle. However, there are services departing from Tralee Prince's Street and arriving at Ballycastle Pres Church via Red Cow Luas, Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Bridge Street 2 and Ballymena Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Tralee and Ballycastle is 384 miles. The road distance is 291.2 miles.
The best way to get from Tralee to Ballycastle without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Tralee to Ballycastle, including transfers.
Tralee to Ballycastle bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, depart from Tralee Prince's Street station.
Tralee to Ballycastle bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, arrive at Red Cow Luas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tralee to Ballycastle is 291 miles. It takes approximately 6h 7m to drive from Tralee to Ballycastle.
There are 342+ hotels available in Ballycastle.
What companies run services between Tralee, Ireland and Ballycastle, Northern Ireland?
You can take a bus from Tralee Prince's Street to Ballycastle Pres Church via Red Cow Luas, Dublin Airport Zone 16, Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, Bridge Street 2, and Ballymena Bus Station in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- 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 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 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/
Train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle Pres Church
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Bridge Street 2 to Ballymena Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Bus Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Tralee Prince's Street to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.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
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
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