Route · SNN to Galway
Shannon Airport to Galway City
Motorway most of the way, one chauffeur, and the option of the Burren or the Cliffs on the way north.
1 h 20
Typical time
93 km
Distance
M18
Main road
2 to 70
Passengers
EUR 290
From, one way
The route
North on the M18
Direct it is an hour and twenty. With stops it becomes a half day of touring, quoted as one journey.
Shannon Airport
Pickup · arrivals hall
Met inside with a name sign, luggage loaded, on the road within minutes of clearing the terminal.
Bunratty
Optional · 10 minutes in
Castle and folk park within sight of the motorway. A short leg stretch for a family arriving off a night flight.
The Burren
Optional detour · adds 1 h
Limestone pavement and the Poulnabrone dolmen, on the coast road rather than the motorway.
Cliffs of Moher
Optional detour · adds 2 h
The most requested stop on this route. We drop at the visitor centre and wait in the car park.
Galway City
Drop-off · any address
Hotel door, Salthill, the university or the docks. City centre access is fine for all our vehicles up to minibus.
Vehicle
Which car for this run
Luggage decides more often than passenger count. Two people with four large cases travel better in an Executive MPV.
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
How long does it really take?
One hour twenty minutes door to door in normal traffic. Allow another fifteen minutes if you are heading into the city on a Friday evening.
Can we stop at the Cliffs of Moher?
Yes. The coast road adds around two hours including time at the cliffs, and turns the transfer into a half day tour.
Is the price fixed?
The quote you accept is the price. Tolls and parking are inside it, and a flight delay does not change it.
Who looks after the booking?
One team, from the first quote to the last drop-off. A multi-day itinerary is coordinated from a single dispatch desk, so the plan is held in one place and nothing is briefed twice.
How do I get from Shannon Airport to Galway?
The simplest way is a private transfer booked against your flight. Your chauffeur meets you inside arrivals, the car is two minutes from the door, and Galway is an hour and twenty up the M18. There is a coach, but it runs to a timetable rather than to your aircraft.
What is the best way to travel from Shannon to Galway with luggage or golf clubs?
An Executive MPV. Seven to eight seats and up to ten large cases, clubs included, quoted the same way as the sedan. Tell us the count and the right category comes.
Arriving
Where we drop in Galway
Any address in the city or the county. These come up most.
- Hotel doors, city centreAny street
- Salthill and the promenade10 min further
- University of GalwayTerm arrivals
- Galway Docks, cruise callsTender days
- Connemara and ClifdenAdds 1 h 15
- Ashford Castle, CongAdds 40 min
Options
One way, return, or keep the car
One way
The standard airport transfer. Quoted as a single journey, tolls and parking inside the price.
Most arrivals
Return, booked together
Outbound and the flight home in one enquiry, so the address and the timing are already on file for the second leg.
Business travel and short breaks
Keep the car for the day
The car and chauffeur stay with you: the cliffs, lunch in Doolin, then Galway by evening. Charged as a touring day rather than two transfers.
Families and touring parties
Reviews
What our guests say
Next step
Turn the run north into a day on the coast.
The Cliffs of Moher add around two hours to the same journey, quoted as one price rather than two.