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Road trips in Ireland
17 road trips and 54 hand-picked places in Ireland, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 17
- Places
- 54
- Motorways
- Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels
- Speed limit
- 120 km/h
Magazine: By motorhome to Britain and Ireland: entry, driving on the left, tolls and overnighting
Few or none. Drive on the left. Barrier-free toll on the M50 around Dublin. Driving in Europe
Road trips through Ireland
Photo by Jarek Skowron on UnsplashThe Wild Atlantic Way: Clare to Kerry
Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on UnsplashRing of Kerry and the Skellig Ring
© Qwertzu111111 · CC BY-SA 4.0Connemara: bogs, the Sky Road and Kylemore
© Roger D Kidd · CC BY-SA 2.0Ring of Beara and the Healy Pass
© Karie Kuiper · CC BY-SA 4.0Donegal: Slieve League to Fanad Head
© Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0Sligo: Yeats Country and ancient tombs
© 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0Wicklow Mountains: the Military Road to Glendalough
© Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0Boyne Valley: Tara, Trim and Newgrange
© Pocyun photograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Waterford’s Copper Coast and the Comeraghs
© Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY 4.0The Burren and Loop Head on the Wild Atlantic Way
© The Speckled Bird · CC BY-SA 4.0West Cork: Kinsale to Mizen Head
© Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0Mayo: Croagh Patrick, Achill Island and Céide Fields
© 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0Ireland’s Ancient East: Kilkenny, Jerpoint and the Rock of Cashel
© Ingo Kirschnereit · CC BY 3.0Fuchsia hedges, peninsulas and the Atlantic edge – by motorhome from Cork through West Cork, Beara, Kerry and Dingle to Slea Head
© Elias Ehmann greene · CC0Limestone, bog and Atlantic spray: by motorhome along the Wild Atlantic Way from the Cliffs of Moher to Achill Island
Photo by Sean Kuriyan on UnsplashAtlantic wind, basalt columns and two currencies: by motorhome through Donegal and the Causeway Coast
© Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0Strangford Lough and the Mourne Mountains
Places worth the detour in Ireland
© Elias Ehmann greene · CC0Cliffs of Moher
© Stinglehammer · CC BY-SA 4.0Skellig Ring
© JoachimKohler-HB · CC BY-SA 4.0Sky Road
© johanvanbetsbrugge · CC BY 3.0Connemara National Park
Photo by Melissa De Yoe on UnsplashKylemore Abbey
Healy Pass
© Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0Slieve League cliffs
© rejflinger from Vienna, Austria · CC BY 2.0Glenveagh Castle
© Thomas Fuhrmann · CC BY-SA 4.0Fanad Head lighthouse
© Z thomas · CC BY-SA 4.0Carrowmore
Photo by Annie Spratt on UnsplashKnocknarea
© Cqui · CC BY-SA 3.0Lough Tay
© Jonjobaker · CC BY-SA 4.0Glendalough
© Qwertzu111111 · CC BY-SA 4.0Trim Castle
© O'Dea · CC BY-SA 4.0Newgrange (Brú na Bóinne)
© The Speckled Bird · CC BY-SA 4.0Ardmore round tower
© Frank Chandler · CC BY-SA 4.0Poulnabrone Dolmen
© Joseph Mischyshyn · CC BY-SA 2.0Loop Head Lighthouse
© Ridiculopathy · CC0Mizen Head Signal Station
© A.-K. D. · CC0Croagh Patrick
© Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0Keem Bay
© 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0Kilkenny Castle
© Rob Hurson · CC BY-SA 4.0Rock of Cashel
© PAUL FARMER · CC BY-SA 2.0Gap of Dunloe
FAQs
What are the best road trips in Ireland?
Popular routes include The Wild Atlantic Way: Clare to Kerry, Ring of Kerry and the Skellig Ring, Connemara: bogs, the Sky Road and Kylemore and Ring of Beara and the Healy Pass. CampingSpirit has 17 trip guides that pass through Ireland, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in Ireland are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend Cliffs of Moher, Skellig Ring, Sky Road, Connemara National Park, Kylemore Abbey and Healy Pass.
Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Ireland?
Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels. Drive on the left. Barrier-free toll on the M50 around Dublin. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.
What is the motorway speed limit in Ireland?
120 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.
Are there low-emission zones in Ireland?
Few or none.