There are 6 ways to get from Thomastown to Kilkenny by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly to Dublin Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MEL - DUB
- Take the bus from Red Cow Luas to Kilkenny Stnbus
28h 33m€520–1,129Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MEL - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkennytrain
34h 37m€361–921Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MEL - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkennytrain
34h 55m€413–1,159Fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MEL - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Ormonde Roadbus
32h 17m€784–1,344Fly to Manchester Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkennytrain
37h 37m€650–1,167Fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MEL - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Clonmel Showgsbus
- Take the bus from Clonmel Showgs to Ormonde Roadbus
36h 8m€508–1,351
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Thomastown to Kilkenny is to fly and train which costs €360 - €950 and takes 34h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Thomastown to Kilkenny is to fly and bus which takes 28h 33m and costs €500 - €1200.
The distance between Thomastown and Kilkenny is 17350 km.
It takes approximately 28h 33m to get from Thomastown to Kilkenny, including transfers.
Kilkenny is 11h behind Thomastown. It is currently 1:48 AM in Thomastown and 2:48 PM in Kilkenny.
There are 151+ hotels available in Kilkenny.
What companies run services between Thomastown, VIC, Australia and Kilkenny, IE-KK, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Thomastown to Kilkenny. However, you can take the bus to Broadmeadows Station/Pascoe Vale Rd, take the bus to Melbourne Airport/Grants Rd, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 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 bus to Broadmeadows Station/Pascoe Vale Rd, take the bus to Melbourne Airport/Grants Rd, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), walk to George Best Belfast City Airport, take the line 600 bus to Donegall Square South, walk to Belfast Grand Central, take the train to Dublin Connolly, walk to Connolly, take the vehicle to Heuston, walk to Dublin Heuston, then take the train to Kilkenny.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Dubai, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Dubai, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Dubai, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkenny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkenny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Heuston to Kilkenny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
- 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
- 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
- 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 Cork Andersn's Quay to Ormonde Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €16–22
- 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
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