Travel Information

International Travel to Ireland - By Air

Kerry Airport (KIR)

Location: 40 miles from Dingle Town, a journey of approximately 1 hour. 12 miles (19km) from both Killarney and Tralee. Taxi services are available to both these towns and to the nearby railway station. All major Car hire companies are represented.

Kerry Airport is a regional airport centrally located in the heart of County Kerry in the spectacular southwest of Ireland. The size of Kerry Airport allows passengers quick and easy access to all its facilities in all areas. Within 20 minutes of arriving at Kerry Airport, passengers can expect to have collected their luggage, hired their car or boarded their bus and be in a position to leave the airport.

Car Hire @ Kerry Airport

Several international car hire companies operate out of Kerry Airport. The car hire desks are located in the main concourse outside the arrivals hall.

Please Note: Car hire companies should be contacted directly, and not through the Kerry Airport main switchboard as the car rentals are separate to the airports telephone system.

Avis	+353 (0)66 9764499	www.avis.ie
Budget	+353 (0)64 34341	www.budget.ie
Sixt	+353 (0)85 7657656	www.sixt.ie
Hertz	+353 (0)66 9763270	www.hertz.ie
Irish Car Rentals	+353 (0)86 1700650	www.irishcarrentals.com
Dooley Car Rental	+353 (0)62 53103	www.dooleycarrentals.com
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Shannon Airport (SNN)

Location: 110 miles from Dingle Town, a journey of approximately 3 hours. 16 miles (26km) west of Limerick. Bus services are available to and from Limerick approximately every hour. A daily express coach travels between Limerick and Shannon. All major Car hire companies are represented.

Cork Airport (ORK)

Location: 100 miles from Dingle Town, a journey of approximately 2� hours. 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Cork city. Buses travel between the city centre and airport (approx. travel time - 15 minutes). Airport facilities include outgoing duty-free shop, bar and restaurant. Facilities are open during operational hours. All major Car hire companies are represented.

International Travel to Ireland - By Sea

Fishguard (Wales) - Rosslare (Co. Wexford) with Stenaline

Holyhead (Wales) - Dun Laoighaire (Co. Dublin) with Stenaline

Roscoff (France) - Cork with Brittany Ferries

Holyhead (Wales) - Dublin with Irish Ferries

Cherbourg (France) - Rosslare (Co. Wexford) with Irish Ferries

Roscoff (France) - Rosslare (Co. Wexford) with Irish Ferries

Swansea (Wales) - Cork with Cork-Swansea Ferries

National Travel - Iarnród Éireann - Train

Irish Rail - Iarnrod Eireann: The entire railroad network in Ireland is owned and operated by Iarnrod Eireann (Irish Railways) a company that is sponsored heavily by the government.

There is no private rail company in Ireland. So all of the country's timetables can be found at one website (listed below). There are express services between all major cities, including an express service to Tralee Rail Station, situated 30 miles from Dingle Town.

The closest rail stations/depots to Dingle are located at Tralee and Killarney. Both of these stops are on the same line, approximately 45 minutes travelling time apart. As in many towns, the rail and bus depots/stations are housed in the same location, making bus transfers easy, and travel timetables for both services are posted here.

National Travel - Bus &ireann - Bus

Regular bus services into the Dingle Peninsula are run by the major national carrier, Bus �ireann (Irish Bus). Bus �ireann has a nationwide network of buses serving all cities, towns and villages in Ireland. Services run from Tralee and Killarney to Dingle, with stops at Inch, Castlegregory, Camp, Annascaul, and Lispole. The Bus Stop in Dingle Town is located at The Tracks, adjacent to the new pier. In Winter and Spring, when the region is not as busy, Bus �ireann has a service a few times a week to the Gaeltacht area, west of Dingle. During the busy tourist months there is a daily bus serving the area west of Dingle, with stops at Ventry, Dunquin, and Ballyferriter.