There are 8 ways to get from Tralee to Cardiff by train, ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Tralee to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 39m£127–205Fly Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane KIR - CWL
18h 6m£36–182Bus, ferry, train via Fishguard
- Take the bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Limerick Arthurs Qybus 300
- Take the bus from Upr Mallow Street to SETU Cork Roadbus
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 15mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Bachelors Walkbus 300
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Holyhead Port to Alban Square 3bus
- Take the bus from Alban Square 1 to Tresillian Waybus T1c
19h 29mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Tralee Bus Station to Limerick Colbertbus 13
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stnbus 55
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dockferry
- Take the train from Pembroke Dock to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 50m£154–327Fly Kerry Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane KIR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 45m£71–206Train to Cork Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Tralee to Mallowtrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 56m£83–220Fly Kerry Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane KIR - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 4m£109–335
Tralee to Cardiff by train, tram, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tralee to Cardiff is to fly which costs £35 - £190 and takes 18h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Tralee to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 4m and costs £100 - £340.
The distance between Tralee and Cardiff is 510 miles.
The best way to get from Tralee to Cardiff without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 39m and costs £120 - £210.
It takes approximately 14h 39m to get from Tralee to Cardiff, including transfers.
There are 1803+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Tralee, Ireland and Cardiff, Wales?
Ryanair and Aer Lingus fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £29–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Stansted, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Manchester, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Luton Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–180
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Tralee to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £23–35
Train from Tralee to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Pembroke Dock to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £8–12
Bus from Tralee Prnce's St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £22–35
- Phone
- +353 51 643 250
- [email protected]
- Website
- Piltown Coaches
Bus from Upr Mallow Street to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Piltown Coaches
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £15–21
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £15–21
- Website
- TaithCymru
Bus from Holyhead Port to Alban Square 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TaithCymru
- Phone
- +44 1970 828288
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mid Wales Travel
Bus from Alban Square 1 to Tresillian Way
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Mid Wales Travel
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Tralee Bus Station to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- 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
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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