Ireland · 7 days

Ireland

Self-drive route · free to read, day by day

days
7
km
808
stops
21
drive / day
1h 16m

A forward-moving Irish road trip from Dublin's lively streets through Wicklow, Kilkenny and Cork, then on to Kerry's lakes and Dingle's coast. It crosses the Shannon by ferry to the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren, finishing on Connemara's Sky Road.

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Curated by Lance · drove it, filmed it

updated Oct 2026

Highlights

one per day

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Dublin · Kilkenny · Cobh · Killarney · Dingle · Ballyvaughan — start in Dublin, end in Clifden.

What the in-car version adds

  • Tap-to-navigate, every stop

    Opens Google Maps or Apple Maps, in order.

  • Works with no signal

    Download the PDF once: every day, stop and drive time.

  • Your own trip to change

    Shorten it, swap stops or ask AI to adjust it.

  • Cost estimate

    Fuel, rental car and stays for this route.

  • What to book, and when

    Tours, ferries and stays that sell out.

Day by day

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DAY01

Trinity College Long Room → Ha'penny Bridge

4 km · 20m driving · overnight in Dublin

  1. 1Trinity College Long Room
  2. 2Guinness Storehouse
  3. 3⭐ Ha'penny Bridge
DAY02

Powerscourt Waterfall → Kilkenny

135 km · 1h 25m driving · overnight in Kilkenny

  1. 1Powerscourt Waterfall
  2. 2⭐ Glendalough Upper Lake
  3. 3Kilkenny Castle
DAY03

Rock of Cashel → Deck of Cards Cobh

153 km · 1h 38m driving · overnight in Cobh

  1. 1⭐ Rock of Cashel
  2. 2Jameson Distillery Midleton
  3. 3Deck of Cards Cobh
DAY04

Gougane Barra → Torc Waterfall

122 km · 1h 22m driving · overnight in Killarney

  1. 1Gougane Barra
  2. 2⭐ Ladies View
  3. 3Torc Waterfall
DAY05

Inch → Murphy's Ice Cream Dingle

97 km · 1h 2m driving · overnight in Dingle

  1. 1Inch Beach
  2. 2⭐ Slea Head Drive
  3. 3Murphy's Ice Cream Dingle
DAY06

Tarbert → Poulnabrone Dolmen

172 km · 1h 48m driving · overnight in Ballyvaughan

  1. 1Tarbert Killimer Ferry
  2. 2⭐ Cliffs of Moher
  3. 3Poulnabrone Dolmen
DAY07

Quay Street Galway → Sky Road

125 km · 1h 19m driving · end of trip

  1. 1Quay Street Galway
  2. 2⭐ Kylemore Abbey
  3. 3Sky Road

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Included

  • Tap-to-navigate for all 21 stops
  • Offline PDF for no-signal stretches
  • Unlimited AI edits for 30 days: days, stops, pace
  • Cost estimate: fuel, car and stays

Not included

  • Rental car
  • Accommodation
  • Fuel
  • Entry tickets and paid activities

Heads up

  • Drive on the left; Slea Head Drive and Sky Road are narrow and winding, so allow extra time and avoid driving them after dark.
  • Check the Tarbert–Killimer ferry timetable in advance; Powerscourt Waterfall has set opening hours and an entry fee.
  • Book Guinness Storehouse, Trinity College Long Room and Jameson Midleton tours ahead.
  • Weather changes fast on the Atlantic coast; check conditions and stay behind barriers at the Cliffs of Moher.

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