There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kilkee by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Fly to Kerry Airport, drive, car ferry
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane EDI - KIR
- Drive from Kerry-Airport-KIR to Tarbertcar
- Take the car ferry from Tarbert to Killimercarferry
8h 7m€79–226Fly to Shannon Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane EDI - SNN
- Take the bus from Ennis Station to Kilkeebus
7h 18m€55–237Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Ennis Frs Walkbus 300
- Take the bus from Ennis Frs Walk to Kilkeebus 335
18h 46mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
- Drive from Larne to Kilkeecar
10h 5m€133–420
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kilkee is to fly and bus which costs €55 - €240 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kilkee is to fly and bus which takes 7h 18m and costs €55 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh to Kilkee. However, there are services departing from Princes Street and arriving at Kilkee via Glasgow Buchanan, Europa Bus Centre, Burgh Quay and Ennis Frs Walk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 46m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kilkee is 680 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kilkee without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 18h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Edinburgh to Kilkee, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Kilkee bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh to Kilkee bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 168+ hotels available in Kilkee.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kilkee, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Kilkee. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Kerry Airport (KIR), drive to Tarbert, take the car ferry to Killimer, then drive to Kilkee. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Princes Street to Kilkee via Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Europa Bus Centre, The Gresham Hotel, Burgh Quay, and Ennis Frs Walk in around 18h 46m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–160
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €10–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Ennis Frs Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- €22–30
- Phone
- 069 22311
- [email protected]
- Website
- locallinklc.ie
Bus from Ennis Frs Walk to Kilkee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Leap
- €7–9
- Cash
- €10–13
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilkee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.locallinklc.ie/
- Leap
- €6–7
- Cash
- €8–10
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ennis Station to Kilkee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €15–21
- Phone
- +353 65 905 3124
- [email protected]
- Website
- shannonferries.com
Car ferry from Tarbert to Killimer
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–23
- Website
- https://www.shannonferries.com/
- Passenger
- €6
- Car (incl. passengers)
- €23
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–260
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- €29–55
- Passenger Car
- €150–260
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