There are 8 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 17m£52–164Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 46mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Red Cow Luasbus 300
- Take the bus from 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 37mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Tralee to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Edinburghcar
10h 12m£122–363Fly 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 58m£53–189Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SNN - EDI
6h 41m£54–203Train to Cork Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Tralee to Mallowtrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORK - EDI
6h 52m£54–198Bus, bus and ferry via Adare
- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Adarebus 13
- Take the bus from Adare to Airport Zone 12bus 722
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
16h 22m
Kerry Airport (KIR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tralee to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £50 - £170 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Tralee to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs £50 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Tralee to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Tralee Prnce's St and arriving at Princes Street via Red Cow Luas, Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 37m.
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 14h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Tralee to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Tralee to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, depart from Tralee Prnce's St station.
Tralee to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, arrive at Red Cow Luas station.
There are 2997+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Tralee, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and easyJet 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Kerry Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Tralee to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £24–35
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Tralee to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £8–12
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £22–35
Bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £9–13
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Aircoach
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £8–17
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Adare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Adare to Airport Zone 12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–120
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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