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
9h 56m£103–275Fly Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane KIR - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
21h 46m£102–288Bus, 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 Birmingham Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 502
30h 18mBus, 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£165–618Train 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
10h 2m£125–279Fly 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
9h 20m£138–491Fly 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 9m£122–236Fly 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 19m£105–375
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 £100 - £280 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Tralee to Barnstaple is to fly and train which takes 9h 20m and costs £130 - £500.
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 Coach Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 18m.
The distance between Tralee and Barnstaple is 437 miles.
The best way to get from Tralee to Barnstaple without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 30h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 56m 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 2369+ 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 Bristol Airport, take the shuttle to Bristol Temple Meads, 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 Coach Station, and Bus Station in around 30h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bristol Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Luton Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Manchester, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
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
- £35–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Kerry Airport to Exeter via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
Flights from Kerry Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Exeter via Dublin, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–190
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 Bristol Parkway to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- 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 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- 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 Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- 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
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- 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
- £13–19
- 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/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- 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
- £75–170
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–340
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–340
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