There are 8 ways to get from Tralee to Barnstaple by plane, train, bus, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly Kerry Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane KIR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
10h 30m£97–265Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Bachelors Walkbus 300
- Take the bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Streetbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Bristol Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 502
28h 40mBus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Cork Bus Stnbus 40
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
31h 42m£170–588Train 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
9h 58m£122–287Fly Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane KIR - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
21h 59m£116–386Fly Kerry Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane KIR - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
10h 2m£140–538Fly Kerry Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Exeter (EXT)plane KIR - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
10h 46m£123–237Fly Kerry Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane KIR - NQY
- Take the train from Par to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
12h 58m£112–278
Kerry Airport (KIR) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tralee to Barnstaple is to fly and train which costs £95 - £270 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Tralee to Barnstaple is to train and fly which takes 9h 58m and costs £120 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Tralee to Barnstaple station. However, there are services departing from Tralee Prnce's St and arriving at Bus Station via The Gresham Hotel, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 40m.
The distance between Tralee and Barnstaple is 440 miles.
The best way to get from Tralee to Barnstaple without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 28h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Tralee to Barnstaple, including transfers.
Tralee to Barnstaple bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, depart from Tralee Prnce's St station.
Tralee to Barnstaple bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
There are 2408+ hotels available in Barnstaple.
What companies run services between Tralee, Ireland and Barnstaple, England?
There is no direct connection from Tralee to Barnstaple. However, you can take the bus to Kerry Airport, walk to Kerry Airport (KIR) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, take the train to Exeter St Davids, then take the train to Barnstaple. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Bus Station via Bachelors Walk, The Gresham Hotel, Europa Bus Centre, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway, and Bus Station in around 28h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bristol Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Luton Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Manchester, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Stansted, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Exeter via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Kerry Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bristol Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
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 Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.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
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- 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 Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Bristol Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Cork Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
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