Route · SNN to the Cliffs
Shannon Airport to the Cliffs of Moher
Sixty-four kilometres of Clare between the terminal and the edge of the Atlantic. Just over an hour each way.
1 h 10
Typical time
64 km
Distance
N85 and N67
Main roads
EUR 200
From, one way transfer
The route
Through Ennis and out to the coast
North on the N85 to Ennistymon, then the coast road through Liscannor. An hour and ten each way. A one way transfer ends at the visitor centre; keeping the car while you walk is a touring day and is priced as one.
Shannon Airport
Pickup · arrivals hall
Met inside with a name sign. Cases stay in the car for the day if you are going straight on.
Ennis
On the way · 25 minutes in
County town, and the point where the motorway ends and Clare begins.
Ennistymon
Optional · 50 minutes in
Painted shopfronts and the falls behind the main street. A short stop that fits comfortably into the run out to the coast.
Cliffs of Moher
Arrival · visitor centre
We drop at the visitor centre and wait in the car park. Most people spend an hour and a half on the paths.
Doolin or Lahinch
Optional · adds 30 min
Lunch on the way back, either at the harbour or on the beach road.
Vehicle
Which car for the coast
A short run with a long wait in the middle. Space matters less here than on the two hour drives, so the sedan is often enough.
Executive Sedan
2 pax · 2 cases
Two travellers with hand luggage and a case each.
Executive MPV
7-8 pax · up to 10 cases
The default for families and any party with golf clubs. Every seat taken leaves less room for cases.
Minibus
16 pax
Tour groups and corporate parties travelling together.
Included
What the price covers
A fixed price for this route is confirmed in writing with your quote. Nothing is added at the end of the journey.
- Professional licensed chauffeur
- Meet and greet with a name sign
- Real-time flight monitoring
- Complimentary WiFi and still water
- Tolls and parking
- 30 minutes of complimentary waiting time
Questions
About this route
Do we pay to get in?
The visitor centre charges admission per person and it is not part of the transfer price. We tell you the current rate when we quote.
Does the chauffeur wait?
On a day booking, yes, in the car park, with no meter running while you are on the paths. A one way transfer ends when we drop you at the visitor centre. Tell us which of the two you want and the quote is written for that.
How long do people spend there?
An hour and a half covers the main paths and the tower. Two hours if you walk north and take your time.
What if the weather turns?
The cliffs are exposed and it happens. The chauffeur stays reachable, the car is warm, and nobody is left standing in it.
On the day
How the day usually runs
The cliffs are rarely the whole journey. These are the shapes it takes.
- Visitor centre and back3 h 30 total
- Cliffs then on to GalwayAdds 1 h 10
- Cliffs then on to KillarneyAdds 2 h 30
- The Burren and PoulnabroneAdds 1 h
- Doolin harbourAdds 30 min
- Lahinch and the linksAdds 30 min
Options
One way, return, or keep the car
One way to the cliffs
Shannon Airport to the visitor centre as a single journey. This is the figure shown at the top of the page. The car does not wait and does not bring you back.
Arrivals staying on the coast
Transfer with a cliff stop
On the way from the airport to Galway or Killarney. One journey and one price, with the cliffs in the middle of it, quoted on the whole route rather than on the one way fare.
Arrivals with time to spare
Half day from Shannon
Out, an hour and a half on the paths, and back, with the car waiting in the car park throughout. Priced as a half touring day, not as a one way transfer.
Cruise calls and layovers
Full day along the coast
The cliffs, the Burren, Doolin and back through Lahinch. Quoted as a touring day rather than a transfer.
Touring parties
Reviews
What our guests say
Next step
Most people turn this into a day.
The Burren, Doolin and Lahinch sit on the same road, kept in one car and quoted as a touring day.