There are 10 ways to get from Plymouth to Tralee by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
best- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane BRS - KIR
10h 25m€123–314Train to Exeter, fly to Kerry Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane EXT - KIR
23h 35m€70–297Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Fishguard Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry 0
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to SETU Cork Roadbus 370
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to O'Connell Streetbus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Tralee Prnce's Stbus 300
20h 31mCar ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Take the train from Cork to Traleetrain Ic
28h 46m€187–535Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Plymouth to Partrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane NQY - KIR
10h 49m€108–280Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BRS - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
9h 35m€154–362Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane CWL - KIR
15h 52m€144–435Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Plymouth to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
10h 41m€219–605Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Plymouth to Partrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NQY - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
12h 15m€96–327Train, ferry, bus via Cardiff
- Take the train from Plymouth to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Fishguard Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry 0
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stnbus 370
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Limerick Colbertbus 55
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Tralee Bus Stationbus 13
20h 47m€210–347
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plymouth to Tralee is to train and fly which costs €100 - €280 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Plymouth to Tralee is to train and fly which takes 9h 35m and costs €150 - €370.
The distance between Plymouth and Tralee is 722 km.
The best way to get from Plymouth to Tralee without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 20h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Plymouth to Tralee, including transfers.
There are 188+ hotels available in Tralee.
What companies run services between Plymouth, England and Tralee, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Plymouth to Tralee. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Kerry Airport (KIR), walk to Kerry Airport, then take the bus to Tralee Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Plymouth to Tralee Prnce's St via Bristol Temple Meads, Fishguard Harbour, Fishguard Harbour, Rosslare Harbour, Rosslare Europort, SETU Cork Road, O'Connell Street, and Limerick Arthurs Qy in around 20h 31m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Exeter to Kerry Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Exeter to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Exeter to Kerry Airport via Bristol Airport, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €12–17
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
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 Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–14
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Rosslare Europort to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €18–25
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €18–25
- Phone
- +353 51 643 250
- [email protected]
- Website
- Piltown Coaches
Bus from SETU Cork Road to O'Connell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Piltown Coaches
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Tralee Prnce's St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €10–15
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Tralee Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Single Ticket Car
- €100–390
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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