There are 8 ways to get from County Kerry to Holyhead by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
10h 9m£54–90Train, ferry via Mallow
cheapest- Take the train from Killarney to Mallowtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Mallow to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
10h 11m£45–88Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Killarney Mission to Terminal 2 Zone 21bus 722
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
10h 56mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from County Kerry to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Holyheadcar
13h 33m£170–440Fly to Dublin Airport, ferry
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane KIR - DUB
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
6h 26m£65–139Bus, ferry via Dublin
- Take the bus from Killarney Mission to Red Cow Luasbus 300
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry Dublin Ferryport B+I-Holyhead
11h 27m£45–161Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KIR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
5h 41m£99–259Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Liverpool (LPL)plane KIR - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
6h 52m£114–276
County Kerry to Holyhead by bus, train, tram, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from County Kerry to Holyhead is to bus and ferry via Dublin which costs £40 - £170 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from County Kerry to Holyhead is to fly and train which takes 5h 41m and costs £95 - £260.
The distance between County Kerry and Holyhead is 287 miles.
The best way to get from County Kerry to Holyhead without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 9m and costs £50 - £90.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from County Kerry to Holyhead, including transfers.
There are 965+ hotels available in Holyhead.
What companies run services between County Kerry, Ireland and Holyhead, Wales?
There is no direct connection from County Kerry to Holyhead. However, you can take the line 279 bus to Tralee Bus Station, walk to Tralee, take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston, take the vehicle to The Point, walk to Dublin Ferryport B+I, then take the ferry to Holyhead Ferry. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milltown to Holyhead Ferry via Killarney Bus Stn, Killarney Mission, Terminal 2 Zone 21, Terminal 2 Zone 19, The Point, and Dublin Ferryport B+I in around 10h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Kerry Airport to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- 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 Killarney to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £5–8
Train from Mallow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £17–24
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Killarney Mission to Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Killarney Mission to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £23–35
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–110
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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