Route · SNN to Killarney
Shannon Airport to Killarney
Two hours south on the N21, one chauffeur, and a car that is still comfortable at the end of it.
2 h 05
Typical time
135 km
Distance
N21
Main road
EUR 420
From, one way
The route
South on the N21
A single road for most of it, through Adare and over the county line into Kerry. Two hours five minutes when the road is clear.
Shannon Airport
Pickup · arrivals hall
Met inside with a name sign, luggage loaded, on the road within minutes of clearing the terminal.
Adare
Optional · 35 minutes in
Thatched cottages on the main street and the first sensible stop for coffee on a long run south.
Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale
On the way · no stop needed
The N21 runs straight through both, so the journey keeps moving. Ask for a stop in either and we will build it into the quote.
Castleisland
Optional · 25 minutes out
Last town before Killarney. Worth a stop only if a child needs one.
Killarney
Drop-off · any address
Hotel door in town, a lodge on the Muckross road, or straight into the national park.
Vehicle
Which car for two hours
On a run this long, luggage decides. Two people with four large cases travel better in an Executive MPV than in a sedan.
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 is the drive, honestly?
Two hours five minutes in normal conditions. Allow fifteen minutes more on a summer Friday, when the N21 through Adare is slow.
Is there a stop on the way?
Yes if you want one. Adare is thirty-five minutes in and is the usual choice. A stop is quoted with the journey, so the figure is agreed before you travel.
Can you collect us at Kerry Airport instead?
Yes. Kerry is twenty minutes from Killarney and we cover it as a standard transfer. Tell us the flight and we quote that leg instead.
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.
Arriving
Where we drop in Killarney
Any address in the town or the county. These come up most.
- Hotel doors, Killarney townAny street
- Muckross road lodges5 min further
- Killarney National ParkPark gates
- KenmareAdds 40 min
- Kerry Airport, Farranfore20 min north
- DingleAdds 1 h 15
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
Arrival and the flight home in one enquiry, so the address and the timing are already on file for the second leg.
Short breaks
Keep the car in Kerry
The car and chauffeur stay with you for the day: the Gap of Dunloe road, Kenmare, back for dinner. Charged as a touring day, not as two transfers.
Families and touring parties
Reviews
What our guests say
Next step
Kerry is worth more than the drive through it.
The car and chauffeur can stay with you for the day rather than leaving after the transfer.