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Located on Ardfert Road (R551) on the northern outskirts of Tralee, accessible from the N69 Listowel road and Tralee bypass.
Opening hours
Today · 07:30–16:25
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Reported waiting time comparison
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Successful observation days with a slot no more than 7 days away
Tralee: 30 successful observation days, 527.3 observed hours · 4 Oct 2026–2 Nov 2026. A slot within 7 days appeared on 29 of 30 successful observation days. 63.8% of tests passed in the latest 12-month data.
Median appointment lead time on each observed day. Gaps mean no data.
New or earlier slots detected per observed hour. Gaps mean no data.
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NCT Bot data is indicative only and should not be treated as definitive.
Data sourced from NCTS Open Data reports. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Disclaimer: These wait times are unofficial average estimates and fluctuate daily. We cannot guarantee a slot on this specific date. Our goal is to notify you the second a cancellation drops so you can get the test done and dusted, but final availability depends entirely on the NCTS.