There are 9 ways to get from Tralee to Edinburgh by plane, train, busferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Kerry Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KIR - EDI
6h 37m£60–137Train to Cork Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tralee to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
6h 47m£46–150Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 34mBus, bus and ferry
- 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 busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
15h 40mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Tralee to Belfastcar
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
10h 13m£121–181Fly Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KIR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 49m£67–165Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DUB - EDI
8h 9m£65–173Train to Cork Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Tralee to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORK - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 49m£86–198Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Tralee Prince's Street to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SNN - EDI
6h 46m£79–181
Kerry Airport (KIR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tralee to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £55 - £140 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Tralee to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs £55 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Tralee to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Tralee Prince's Street and arriving at Princes Street via Red Cow Luas, Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 40m.
The distance between Tralee and Edinburgh is 386 miles.
The best way to get from Tralee to Edinburgh without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 15h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Tralee to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Tralee to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, depart from Tralee Prince's Street station.
Tralee to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, arrive at Red Cow Luas station.
There are 2488+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Tralee, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, easyJet, and Ryanair UK fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–110
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
Flights from Shannon Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- 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
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–19
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
- +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/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- 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
- +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/
Bus from Tralee Prince's Street to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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