There are 9 ways to get from Blackpool to County Kerry by car, car ferry, train, plane, or bus
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Blackpool to Liverpoolcar
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to County Kerrycar
11h 33m€95–443Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane MAN - KIR
8h 4m€68–241Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Farranforebus 722
15h 19mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Huytontrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LPL - KIR
9h 46m€92–275Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
9h 41m€71–277Train to Liverpool, fly to Cork Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Huytontrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LPL - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Take the bus from Killarney Bus Stn to Milltownbus
9h 43m€69–291Train to Liverpool, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Huytontrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LPL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
10h 11m€78–241Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
10h 7m€79–237Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MAN - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Tralee Bus Stationbus
10h 44m€90–293
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to County Kerry is to train and fly which costs €70 - €280 and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to County Kerry is to train and fly which takes 8h 4m and costs €65 - €250.
The distance between Blackpool and County Kerry is 663 km.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Blackpool to County Kerry, including transfers.
There are 210+ hotels available in County Kerry.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and County Kerry, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Blackpool to County Kerry. However, you can drive to Liverpool, take the car ferry to Isle of Man Douglas, take the car ferry to Dublin Terminal 1, then drive to County Kerry. Alternatively, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kerry Airport (KIR), walk to Kerry Airport, take the bus to Tralee Bus Station, then take the line 279 bus to Castlemaine.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Liverpool to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–150
Flights from Liverpool to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–190
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €22–60
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Huyton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Huyton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Huyton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
Train from Cork to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €4–6
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €20–28
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €20–28
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Farranfore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Killarney Bus Stn to Milltown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €12–17
- Phone
- 066 714 7038
- [email protected]
- Website
- TFI Local Link Kerry
Bus from Killarney Bus Stn to Milltown
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- TFI Local Link Kerry
- Leap
- €2–4
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Tralee Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
Car ferry from Heysham to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–77
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Standard fare
- €77
- Foot Passenger
- €38
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
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