Travel – Golf as part of your holiday in Ireland
Getting to Ireland has never been easier. Regional airports are expanding thanks to low cost carriers and the growing popularity of the island as a self-catering holiday destination. Ireland offers great outdoor activities and Limerick and the Shannon Region in particular offer the following activities and choices:
Fantastic Hotels, like the Dunraven Arms Hotel in adare (www.dunravenhotel.com)
Equestrian/Horseriding vacations (http://www.irishhorseriding.com)
Easy travel options – 4 airports nearby, taxis, shuttles and coaches for to make group travel easier!
Boat and sailing holidays (www.shannoncruisers.com)
Great golf courses like Limerick County (www.limerickcounty.com)
Castle Hotels Ireland - the largest directory of castle hotels in Ireland
Getting around Ireland
Airports Nearby
For taxis and shuttles or coaches to, please visit http://www.shannonairportaxis.com
Airlines that service Shannon, Cork, Waterford and most other Airports
For a full list of carriers, please visit the respective websites of the airports you are thinking of or intending to travel to.
RyanAir Bases in Europe
England (Liverpool, Londong), Scotland, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Stockholm, Warsaw, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Milan, Rome and Brussels to name but a few.
Travelling by Car
You can use the AA Ireland’s route planner to plan drives from airports or accommodation in advance and print off directions and journey times from their website at AA Ireland RoutePlanner
Shannon International Airport is closest to Limerick. This gives you immediate access to our Golf course in County Limerick. You are also within one hour of County Kerry and Tralee and Killarney are within 2 hours driving time. You can base yourself in any part of the Shannon Region and still be close to the golf course thanks to recent improvements in our national infrastructure. You can stay in any of the fantastic hotels, bed and breakfasts or other self catering accommodation options or why not try an equestrian holiday or staying on a boat in Killaloe.
Kerry Airport, Farranfore, is only 15 minutes from Killarney and the Ring of Kerry and 20 minutes from Tralee. Tralee and Killareny are both close to Cork, Dingle, Bantry, Ballybunion, Ballyheigue and Limerick.
Cork Airport Is close to Cork, and naturally Kerry, Waterford and Limerick (all under two hours by car). There are also train services between Limerick, Cork, Killarney, Tralee, Ennis and Dublin and buses connect Shannon to Limerick, Ennis and Galway and run between all cities and towns.
Dublin Airport is the biggest and busiest airport in Ireland. From Dublin Airport, bus links connect travellers from the airport with the train stations in Dublin city. From stations like Heuston, passengers can travel to Limerick by train or nationwide via bus or car. |
