Doolin Transportation

There are several ways to get to Fort Aengus, once that the ferry arrived in the small port of Inismore : Renting a bike or a scooter might be a good idea to explore the island and you will pass by plenty of shops offering you such rental vehicles for a small fee of 10 Euros for the full day.
There is also a public bus, leaving shortly after the arrival of the ferry, the fee is about 3 Euros one way. The way to Dun Aengus goes uphill and in my opinion it is best to walk back, an easy walk with plenty of things to see, that you may easily miss, when taking the bus.
Jaunting-cars, like the one on my picture are another option, you may share them with other tourists and mostly it is 5 Euros a person (depending on your negotiation-skills)

In many cases it makes sense to take the Shannon-car-ferry from Tarbert to Killimer, when you want to get to Doolin arriving from the southern Westcoast of Ireland. The mouth of the river Shannon is quite wide in that area and there is an interesting ferry-connection between the villages of Tarbert in the north of County Kerry and Killimer in the south of County Clare.
Instead of driving 137 extra km ( 85 miles )you simply have to wait a few minutes for the ferry, pay around 13 Euros one way for cars and small motorhomes and take a ferry-ride of ca. 20 minutes. This makes sense, when you want to get from Co.Kerry to the Burren and places like Kilkee, Kilfenora,Milltown Malbay or Ennistimon and the Burren.
For updated prices and timetables of that ferry-connection - please check the webpage below !!

Aran Islands Ferry provides service between Doolin and the Aran Islands. The crossing to Inishmore takes about 2 hours, with a stop in Inisheer. There is a student discount available through their website. They said that they didn’t know such a thing existed (although the print-out of my reservation convinced them that it does exist).

Doolin ferries ply the short stretch of water across to the smallest (and most say the best of the) Aran islands. It Only takes about 20 mins, although they do also make the trip to the largest island as well.

One useful tip (although it works out a little more expensive) is to be aware of the fact that you can buy a one-way ticket to the Aran Island and then exit the main island to Connemara, thus connecting with Galway – thus avoiding ‘doubling back’ on yourself.

Another company also do the short run to the nnearest and smallest of the Aran islands. They can be found at www.aranislandsfastferries..com