Kerry Airport (KIR) to the city

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Farranfore station is a short walk from the terminal and a train to Tralee costs 6.00 EUR single, 10.30 EUR day return, with Cork 17.20 EUR away.

Farranfore railway station is about 1.4 km from the terminal, on the Tralee to Mallow line, which gives this small airport a real rail connection.
Tralee is 6.00 EUR single, a day return 10.30 EUR and an open return 11.45 EUR.
Cork is 17.20 EUR single, day return 25.30 EUR, open return 28.15 EUR, with a change at Mallow.
Off peak promotional fares apply after 09:30 Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday.
The airport is between Killarney and Tralee, at Farranfore, and belongs to neither.
A number of Bus Eireann Expressway services depart from outside the terminal building, with tickets sold on board.
Killarney is the base for the Ring of Kerry and the national park.
Tralee is the county town and the gateway to the Dingle peninsula.

Kerry Airport (KIR) to Killarney and Tralee
Journey	Single	Day return	Open return
Farranfore to Tralee	6.00 EUR	10.30 EUR	11.45 EUR
Cork to Farranfore	17.20 EUR	25.30 EUR	28.15 EUR

Farranfore is the airport's station, about 1.4 km from the terminal, and it sits on the Mallow to Tralee line.
Off peak promotional fares run after 09:30 Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday, so a late morning flight lands in the cheap window.
Cork means a change at Mallow, and from Mallow the main line runs to Dublin.
Killarney is on the same line one stop the other way, which makes the station the practical way to reach the national park without a car.

Farranfore sits on the road and rail line between Killarney and Tralee.
Expressway coaches stop outside the terminal, which for an airport this small is generous provision, and tickets are sold on board.
Neither town is more than about 15 km away.

Kerry Airport (KIR) to Killarney and Tralee
Town	Why
Killarney	the national park, the Ring of Kerry, most hotels
Tralee	the county town, the Dingle peninsula, the rail line north

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