There are 4 ways to get from Indianapolis to Kilkenny by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Indianapolis to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane IND - DUB
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stnbus
12h 29m€244–923Train to Purdue University Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Indianapolis to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Purdue University Airport (LAF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LAF - DUB
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stnbus
16h 18m€240–829Fly Indianapolis to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane IND - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Clonmel Showgsbus
- Take the bus from Clonmel Showgs to Ormonde Roadbus
18h 18m€352–1,245Bus, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Gary to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ORD - DUB
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stnbus
16h 42m€313–1,017
Indianapolis (IND) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Kilkenny is to bus and train and fly which costs €310 - €1100 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Kilkenny is to fly and bus which takes 12h 29m and costs €240 - €950.
The distance between Indianapolis and Kilkenny is 6130 km.
It takes approximately 12h 29m to get from Indianapolis to Kilkenny, including transfers.
Kilkenny is 4h ahead of Indianapolis. It is currently 8:52 PM in Indianapolis and 12:52 AM in Kilkenny.
There are 152+ hotels available in Kilkenny.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Kilkenny, IE-KK, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Indianapolis to Kilkenny. However, you can take the line 8 bus to Indianapolis Airport, walk to Indianapolis (IND) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Airport Zone 16, take the line 750 bus to Red Cow Luas, then take the bus to Kilkenny Stn. Alternatively, you can take the line 8 bus to Indianapolis Airport, walk to Indianapolis (IND) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, take the line 51 bus to Limerick Colbert, take the bus to Clonmel Showgs, then take the bus to Ormonde Road.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Dublin Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,900
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,900
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Dublin Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Dublin Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,900
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,900
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Dublin Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,900
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Dublin Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Dublin Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Dublin Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Dublin Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Shannon Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Gary to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- €7–9
Train from Gary to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Clonmel Showgs to Ormonde Road
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €11–16
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €11–16
Bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €11–16
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Clonmel Showgs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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