When going to Killarney, Ireland by airplane, what is the nearest airport and how do I get to Killarney itself?

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tzddean

If you're coming from the US, you won't be flying into Farranfore. It will be either Dublin, Shannon or Cork depending on where you're coming from. Cork and Shannon airports would be the nearest to Killarney.
Bus timetables:
Shannon Airport to Limerick http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1202290116-51.pdf
Limerick to Killarney: http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1211878599-Table-14---2605.pdf
Cork Airport to Cork bus station: http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1221566303-226.pdf
Cork bus station to Killarney: http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1214215081-40.pdf

If you fly into Dublin, a bus called the Aircoach runs from Dublin airport to Cork every other hour between 7am and 7pm (but you have to change buses in Dublin city). This is probably faster and easier than getting buses from Dublin Airport to Dublin city, Dublin to Limerick and Limerick to Killarney.

If you could rent a car at all, this would be the best way.

Sshhhh! It's Podge and Rodge

You can always take a parachute jump out of the plane when they're flying over Killarney. Try to aim for the outlet centre. There's so much fleecy stuff in that place you're sure to have a soft landing.

Orla C

Where are you flying from?

The nearest airport is Kerry airport at Farranfore, but not all flights go there, it's quite small. You can probably get a bus into Killarney itself.

If you're flying into Dublin, you can always get the train from Heuston Station to Killarney.

Killarney's a tourist trap, which would you want to go there anyway?

froggequene

Farranfore is the airport in Kerry but you also have the option to fly to Shannon or Cork. You should be able to take a bus from Cork Station to Killarney or a coach from Shannon into Limerick & pick up a bus to Killarney. The Tralee - Cork bus apparently stops at Farranfore Post Office as well.

http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1212587425-Table-284---0406.pdf

Bus Eireann website
http://www.buseireann.ie/bubble.php?id=58

chasegreenfields

If your flying in from somewhere other than the UK, then Shannon airport would be the nearest. You can then travel to Killarney by bus www.buseireann.ie or by train via Limerick www.irishrail.ie. Bus would probably be the most convenient way and least expensive.

Crazygirl

There ia an airport in kerry.

Here is a link. I have it set on the Transport and Access for you.
Located in Farranfore

http://www.kerryairport.com/transport.html

Good luck

Look up Irishrail.ie too, To go from Farranfore to killarney

Blaze

In case you don't get a satisfying answer up here, you may want to check out a travel site like www.expedia.com. Even if you do not book through them, you will know the nearest airport, etc. They can also find you nearby places to stay and ways to travel.

It will take some research because unless somebody lives around there or flies there frequently that happens to see your question, you probably won't get a satisfying - or the actual best - answer.

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