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Trains Killarney
4 Reviews Killarney is on the Tralee-Dublin train line. It is about 4 hours to get to Dublin from there. If you want to go to Limerick or Cork by train, you will have to change trains at either Limerick...
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Bus... Dingle
4 Reviews I know there is daily bus service because I met someone who had just arrived from Killarny. Ireland isn't well known for an efficient bus system and she was upset about the delays encountered along...
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Traffic Tralee
2 Reviews With the narrow streets, the traffic was very congested every place we went in town and at every time of day. Not to mention, they drive on the opposite side to what we are used to in the USA, which...
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Murphy Sea Cruise Great Skelligs
3 Reviews There are only 156 people allowed on the island each day-13 boats with 12 people in each. The fare in July was 45euro. All the boats are open so you can get very wet in rough seas. I found one covered...
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Bus..... Killarney
3 Reviews Give your self a break from driving & let the experts guide you around the Ring of Kerry. It isn't the easiest place to drive & the buses tend to take priority - being so much bigger guarantees...
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Driving / Walking Dingle
3 Reviews Two roads to Dingle. From the north via Tralee and Conor Pass or from the east via Killarney, Inch Beach and the southern end of the Dingle Peninsula. Both are scenic and well worth the drive. We...
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Airport Tralee
2 Reviews Kerry county airport (also called Farranfore) is situated a a dozen or so miles away, roughly halfway to Killarney. It might be one of the world's most scenic places to land, but the range of flights...
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Jaunting Carts Killarney
1 Review You will see the drivers with their wonderful horses just waiting to take you on a drive around Killarney. Even in the cold and wind they are there ready to help you (if need be ) into one of the...
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For the Ring of Kerry Tour - I did it with Bus Eireann. My friend booked it the day before at the Cork Bus Station, it cost €16 for the 12hr trip.As you can see from the intro to this page we hit all the main spots in Kerry (on the Ring) - we also stopped briefly at Blarney to pick up and later drop off some more passengers.Bus Eireann was a comfortable way to go!
Begin your road tour of the Ring of Kerry or the Dingle peninsula early in the morning. Once the mass of tourists and buses get on the road things can get a bit slow, especially climbing the hills on the south side of the Ring of Kerry and along the Dingle. Traffic in Sneem, Kenmare, Killorgin, and Tralee can also be frustrating so avoid them if you can or get through or around them by any means possible. Bring a good map.
We found the roads in this part of Ireland to be no different from the rest - they were quite good and provided many chances for great views! However, we had a very good road map that required constant consulting - a map is a must if you are going to be travelling on the back roads!! This photo shows the two of us taking in the scene from a parking area at the top of Connor Pass as we had the town of Dingle in sight from there. After taking a drive around the Slea Head loop, we left the town of Dingle along the southern edge of the peninsula, stopping to dip our feet in the water at the 4-mile spit of sand that juts out into Dingle Bay near Inch. It was good to get out of the car and enjoy the sea breezes on this great beach! After lunch in Castlemaine at the head of the Bay, we took an inland back-road trip back to Limerick by way of Ballydesmond, Broadford and Ballingarry. This drive...
I did not rent a car in Ireland (or England) because I did not trust myself to drive on the wrong side of the street in a strange place with only my grandson to read the map and direct me. I wanted to take photos, and I would have had to find a place to stop to do that. Normally when I am with my husband, he drives and I take pictures. Stopping to take pictures (photo 5) adds quite a bit to the time of the journey.Instead, I took a tour. We were in a bus, which gave us a view over the hedgerows and cars. The problems for us were that the scenery was going by so fast that it was sometimes blurred, and we had to deal with the reflections in the windows.Most of the time I sat in the back seat so I could take photos out the back window of some of the roads and the vehicles on them.Of course in the summer, the cars also have the buses (coaches) to deal with (photo 4)
I did not see any public transportation in the area. So probably the best bet for viewing Dingle Bay is either a coach (aka tour bus) or a rental car. People say that there are so many coaches lined up on the Ring of Kerry in the summer that you can't see the view. We were there early in June, so it wasn't so bad, but even so, we played tag with another bus through this area.The roads are quite narrow and have little shoulder, so the driver and guide on our coach were careful about how we crossed the road. For cars there are turn-offs (photo 3)
Whilst driving in County Kerry we had a bit of car trouble - a small wheel from a passing car trailer flew off and hit our tyre.A little while later, when we stopped for lunch in Listowel, we discovered a bubble had formed on the tyre, and it was not safe to drive with and would have to be replaced.We called the AA, due to issues with removing the tyre, and the incredibly friendly local representative helped us out .After changing the tyre, we followed him back to his garage and he replaced the damaged tyre for a small price! Gotta love the Irish!!
The mouth of the river Shannon is quite wide and long at the westcoast of Ireland and there is an interesting ferry-connection between the villages of Tarbert in County Kerry and Killimer in 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, Milltown Malbay or Ennistimon and the Burren.For updated prices and timetables - please check the webpage below !!
You may take such a Jaunting Car in order to explore Muckross Park. At the large car-parks outside of the Park you will see plenty of them, chasing for their customers.Such a ride takes mostly about 45 minutes and these carriages may take between 4 and 8 persons. I do not remember the price, but it was not so very much and you may fix a price in advance.
Driving around County Kerry in a car or motorhome is certainly the very best option, even though most of the roads are quite narrow and you have to share them with all sorts of cattle.Drivers will have to calculate a lot of extra-time,especially when they are driving side-roads like on my picture.Beware of the dogs - they really take good care of the sheep and will defend them against everyone. It is almost impossible to "overtake" such a herd of sheep and you rather have to wait for the moment, when they leave the road again.
In many locations in County Kerry, especially in the tourist areas and at the country houses and castles, it is possible to take a pony and trap ride and see the country at a leisurely pace.Up to 4 people or so can be accomodated
Europe Hotel Killarney
4 Reviews and 221 Opinions We spent our 25th wedding anniversary here and were satisfied beyond description. Our room...
Dingle Skellig Hotel Dingle
1 Review and 250 Opinions The Skellig is a lovely hotel. the staff are all nice and most of them are locals. Their is usually...
Ballygarry House Tralee
1 Review and 168 Opinions We stayed here in mid Sept 2004 and highly recommend this hotel. The owner and staff are very...
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