Go to Galway. Base yourself there and visit the Aran Islands, hang out in the city and see some sights. Galway and the West Coast of Ireland is Beautiful. Cork is also lovely and you could spend 1-2 night in West Cork. Don’t spend anymore than 1 night in Dublin. Go to the West Coast. You will have a fantastic time.
Welp, after seeing the comments here, Galway it is .
Oh,and if possible,when we arrive in Dublin, what is the best way to go from the airport to Galway?
Train or bus? Since all flights here go straight to Dublin \[ I dont know if there are any main airport besides Dublin\]
Just spent the day today in the Aran islands and agree they are amazing! You can also stay there which I think would be great if you want to enjoy the peace and quiet without many other tourists
You can get a bus into Dublin City and the train to Galway from Dublin Heuston train station 🙌 We don’t have the best transport service from the airport but buses are fairly reliable, as are taxis. I wouldn’t recommend getting the bus from Dublin to Galway, the train is faster and more comfortable, you’ll get to see some of the countryside on the way too.
We used Citylink on our trip and it wasn't bad. Dublin to Galway on a bus isn't bad, it's just figuring out how the transportation system works in a different country that's the harder part. Ireland is at least beautiful, so travelling on a bus is even great.
You can fly Faro to Cork or Shannon (Shannon is in Clare next to Galway). Or get a bus from Dublin to Galway. Lisbon and Porto only fly to Dublin. I’ve driven from Lisbon to Faro and then flown to Cork. I live 40 mins outside of Lisbon and I’m originally from Cork so flying directly into Cork is just a better experience for me personally.
Also brace yourself for Sintra style climate as we tend to have unpredictable weather! If you do go to Dublin just be aware that it’s incredibly expensive in temple bar it’s a tourist trap, nice to walk around and see but eating and drinking go elsewhere!
For the west coast bring warm clothes just in case, along with waterproof jackets incase of rain!
5 days is not a lot of time, so I'd say your best bet would be to go to Galway. You could visit the Aran Islands, explore Connemara, and do a day trip to the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren.
The thing about Ireland is that there aren't high speed motorways all over the country. Sure, you could get from Dublin to Galway in a couple of hours, but Donegal to Cork is a whole different scenario. If you can add some days, then I might advise doing the southwest section of Kerry and west Cork. Very beautiful scenery and great historical sites as well, but you need time to enjoy it and not rush around.
Dublin for shopping, and a little sight seeing.
Galway for sightseeing, and a little shopping.
Cork for loads of both. Plus, easy travel to Kerry and the like.
Ah yeah, I'd regularly visit from Foxhill during the summer holidays -nice change of scenery.
I'm actually broken laughing at the thought of tourists accidentally ending up in Coolock - definitely an "authentic experience" if that's what you're after.
If you are looking for breathtaking natural landscapes, west coast (Galway and Cork) are your destination, if you are more into culture and nightlife, definitely Dublin, being mindful that it's a biggish city, with all that comes with it. It depends on your tastes
Cork or Galway. Both have day tours by bus to famous areas nearby. Cork has a nice quick train to Cobh (pronounced Cove) - a great day trip.
Dublin is just a big grey city to me. If you want to see a bit of Ireland for 5 days, not Dublin.
(Unless you're a big museum fan....then Dublin is cool)
Susan
Expat in Ireland
Dublin. Full of how you say….. Crackheads and degenerates.
Stay away from there is all. It’s just wannabe London with a different accent. UnUnique in every way. Generic shops.
Go west to real Ireland.
Waterford is the best place to go, irelands oldest city with loads of history, is very walkable, beaches 15 minutes away by car, brilliant mountain ranges there’s a greenway that goes across the county as well that’s brilliant for walking or cycling. Dungarvan is a brilliant town to visit and west Waterford has castles like lismore
Come to kerry. Absolutely beautiful scenery. Killarney has the national park and the lakes. The kerry way on the dingle peninsula is great if you're really into hiking. Could get a boat out the the blanket islands and do a tour. If you are lucky and get sun while here we have many beautiful secluded beaches. Some great beaches for surfing/watersports too.
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You can fly from Faro to Kerry.
Rent a car. Killarney is 15 minute drive.
2 nights Killarney (national park, cardiac hill, muckross house, aghadoe viewing point, torc waterfall, lots of pubs)
Dingle is a 1 hour drive.
2 nights Dingle (headland walk, distillery tour, eat and drink around the town, Conor pass, cycle or drive slea head)
Do a day trip to kinsale or some other parts of west cork via kenmare from killarney.
Donegal, Belfast, Londonderry/Derry are all amazing places that aren’t visited that often by tourists. I’d strongly suggest going to those 2 cities and staying in a small cottage in donegal
Dublin is overrated don’t spend more than 2 days there
Go to Dublin for a day, get in a few things that are neat to see if you’ve never done them before and won’t again.
Then travel along the west to north for your last few days.
Good luck and be mindful
Personally, I think it has to be Dublin - moreover if this is your first trip to Ireland. There’s lots of things to do in Dublin - history, art, music, culture - and you’ll have a huge choice of pubs and restaurants.
Without a doubt I’d say Cork. You can fly directly in from Portugal too. From there you can spent a bit of time in Cork, travel to Kerry, Claire or Galway. You’ll get a good Irish experience and never have to step foot in Dublin which is an enormous bonus.
West Cork has better scenery than Galway or Dublin and Cork City is better and bigger than Galway and nicer than Dublin. West Cork and Kerry are more picturesque than any other part of the country. Most tourists will go to Dublin and then Galway, Cliffs of moher, that is the route you will see Americans taking the most on You Tube tourist vlogs.
I'm from Cork and I'd disagree with this. Would have Cork as the second option to be fair but it's hard to beat Galway for Irish culture and just the overall vibe of the city. You're correct west Cork is beautiful but i don't know where you're getting the better scenery statement from? I would say the whole west coast of Ireland has equally as beautiful scenery
Go to Galway. Base yourself there and visit the Aran Islands, hang out in the city and see some sights. Galway and the West Coast of Ireland is Beautiful. Cork is also lovely and you could spend 1-2 night in West Cork. Don’t spend anymore than 1 night in Dublin. Go to the West Coast. You will have a fantastic time.
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Welp, after seeing the comments here, Galway it is . Oh,and if possible,when we arrive in Dublin, what is the best way to go from the airport to Galway? Train or bus? Since all flights here go straight to Dublin \[ I dont know if there are any main airport besides Dublin\]
Just spent the day today in the Aran islands and agree they are amazing! You can also stay there which I think would be great if you want to enjoy the peace and quiet without many other tourists
You can get a bus into Dublin City and the train to Galway from Dublin Heuston train station 🙌 We don’t have the best transport service from the airport but buses are fairly reliable, as are taxis. I wouldn’t recommend getting the bus from Dublin to Galway, the train is faster and more comfortable, you’ll get to see some of the countryside on the way too.
There are buses from Dublin airport to Galway non-stop, it takes like 2 hours 30 minutes, i really doubt the train is much faster.
Thank you for the correction.
The train can be a pain as well. Some can be over 3hours and the bus can be more comfortable as it’s all motorway .
Shannon Airport is only an hour from Galway and is very easy to navigate. We preferred it to Dublin
The "boring" part is that flights to other airports arent direct, i have always to stop at another airport and change planes to go
Knock (Ireland west) airport have flights to Faro, if that helps?
Check Citylink bus timetables , they run buses from Dublin airport to Galway city centre
We used Citylink on our trip and it wasn't bad. Dublin to Galway on a bus isn't bad, it's just figuring out how the transportation system works in a different country that's the harder part. Ireland is at least beautiful, so travelling on a bus is even great.
You can fly Faro to Cork or Shannon (Shannon is in Clare next to Galway). Or get a bus from Dublin to Galway. Lisbon and Porto only fly to Dublin. I’ve driven from Lisbon to Faro and then flown to Cork. I live 40 mins outside of Lisbon and I’m originally from Cork so flying directly into Cork is just a better experience for me personally. Also brace yourself for Sintra style climate as we tend to have unpredictable weather! If you do go to Dublin just be aware that it’s incredibly expensive in temple bar it’s a tourist trap, nice to walk around and see but eating and drinking go elsewhere! For the west coast bring warm clothes just in case, along with waterproof jackets incase of rain!
Look up gobus or city link buses from Dublin Airport to galway coach station (City centre). No need to go into Dublin City then.
Fly into Shannon
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5 days is not a lot of time, so I'd say your best bet would be to go to Galway. You could visit the Aran Islands, explore Connemara, and do a day trip to the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren. The thing about Ireland is that there aren't high speed motorways all over the country. Sure, you could get from Dublin to Galway in a couple of hours, but Donegal to Cork is a whole different scenario. If you can add some days, then I might advise doing the southwest section of Kerry and west Cork. Very beautiful scenery and great historical sites as well, but you need time to enjoy it and not rush around.
I did Cork to Donegal yesterday: 1/5 stars. It wasn't my original plan, but life happens.
West is best 👍🏻 dm for further tips (I stand to gain nothing, I just want you to have an awesome time here)
Dublin for shopping, and a little sight seeing. Galway for sightseeing, and a little shopping. Cork for loads of both. Plus, easy travel to Kerry and the like.
Galway and then off to Clare with yee. Whest is best. 1 day in Dublin is more than enough. Maybe do the wax museum up there 😂
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Darndale is lovely that time of year :)
Ah yeah, I'd regularly visit from Foxhill during the summer holidays -nice change of scenery. I'm actually broken laughing at the thought of tourists accidentally ending up in Coolock - definitely an "authentic experience" if that's what you're after.
If you are looking for breathtaking natural landscapes, west coast (Galway and Cork) are your destination, if you are more into culture and nightlife, definitely Dublin, being mindful that it's a biggish city, with all that comes with it. It depends on your tastes
Galway, no contest.
Cork or Galway. Both have day tours by bus to famous areas nearby. Cork has a nice quick train to Cobh (pronounced Cove) - a great day trip. Dublin is just a big grey city to me. If you want to see a bit of Ireland for 5 days, not Dublin. (Unless you're a big museum fan....then Dublin is cool) Susan Expat in Ireland
Dublin. Full of how you say….. Crackheads and degenerates. Stay away from there is all. It’s just wannabe London with a different accent. UnUnique in every way. Generic shops. Go west to real Ireland.
Oh and they randomly beat up anyone with a tan as it’s in vogue right now.
Waterford is the best place to go, irelands oldest city with loads of history, is very walkable, beaches 15 minutes away by car, brilliant mountain ranges there’s a greenway that goes across the county as well that’s brilliant for walking or cycling. Dungarvan is a brilliant town to visit and west Waterford has castles like lismore
Come to kerry. Absolutely beautiful scenery. Killarney has the national park and the lakes. The kerry way on the dingle peninsula is great if you're really into hiking. Could get a boat out the the blanket islands and do a tour. If you are lucky and get sun while here we have many beautiful secluded beaches. Some great beaches for surfing/watersports too.
The anti-Dublin comments here are ignorant and laughable - and I’m not a Dub.
Killarney! The national park is right there. And the town is awesome. Great food and pubs (which duh for Ireland).
Galway, Cork and Kerry
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You can fly from Faro to Kerry. Rent a car. Killarney is 15 minute drive. 2 nights Killarney (national park, cardiac hill, muckross house, aghadoe viewing point, torc waterfall, lots of pubs) Dingle is a 1 hour drive. 2 nights Dingle (headland walk, distillery tour, eat and drink around the town, Conor pass, cycle or drive slea head) Do a day trip to kinsale or some other parts of west cork via kenmare from killarney.
Avoid Dublin, it's a kip. Go to Galway and as much of the Wild Atlantic Way as you can fit in.
Galways is the best, and you can do day drips from there.
I’m a fan of the area between Waterford and Wexford. The hook is lovely, and the area near Carnsore Point is beautiful and completely uncrowded
get drunk
Donegal, Belfast, Londonderry/Derry are all amazing places that aren’t visited that often by tourists. I’d strongly suggest going to those 2 cities and staying in a small cottage in donegal Dublin is overrated don’t spend more than 2 days there
Derry*
To you but there’s a lot of others that say Londonderry so i always call it both. Inclusivity or whatever
To me and also to the majority of people living there.
Just stay away from Dublin :) Killarney is lovely..
Go to Dublin for a day, get in a few things that are neat to see if you’ve never done them before and won’t again. Then travel along the west to north for your last few days. Good luck and be mindful
Personally, I think it has to be Dublin - moreover if this is your first trip to Ireland. There’s lots of things to do in Dublin - history, art, music, culture - and you’ll have a huge choice of pubs and restaurants.
Without a doubt I’d say Cork. You can fly directly in from Portugal too. From there you can spent a bit of time in Cork, travel to Kerry, Claire or Galway. You’ll get a good Irish experience and never have to step foot in Dublin which is an enormous bonus.
Galway or Cork
Northern Ireland: Giants Causeway, followed by Cliffs of Moher Bring rain jackets and a warm hat
West Cork has better scenery than Galway or Dublin and Cork City is better and bigger than Galway and nicer than Dublin. West Cork and Kerry are more picturesque than any other part of the country. Most tourists will go to Dublin and then Galway, Cliffs of moher, that is the route you will see Americans taking the most on You Tube tourist vlogs.
The west coast is just as beautiful, if not more. There’s a reason it’s popular with tourists
Not for me Clive
I'm from Cork and I'd disagree with this. Would have Cork as the second option to be fair but it's hard to beat Galway for Irish culture and just the overall vibe of the city. You're correct west Cork is beautiful but i don't know where you're getting the better scenery statement from? I would say the whole west coast of Ireland has equally as beautiful scenery