Ireland Road trips

4 curated road trips in Ireland — Wild Atlantic Way, Ring of Kerry, The Long Way Round, Ireland. Mapped stops, distance, duration, best season, and practical route notes.

These 4 routes range from 140 to 2500 km and from 1 to 14 days, across 1 country. Top picks: Wild Atlantic Way, Ring of Kerry, The Long Way Round, Ireland.

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  LegendaryWild Atlantic WayIreland · 2,500 km · 10–14 daysThe world's longest defined coastal route hugs the entire western seaboard of Ireland, sea stacks, clifftop monasteries, stone-walled roads, Gaelic-speaking fishing villages, and pubs where the session never ends.
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  IconicRing of KerryIreland · 179 km · 1 dayIreland’s classic loop on the Iveragh Peninsula combines Atlantic cliffs, sheep-flecked hills, and bright harbors in a single easy day drive. Expect constant scenery, narrow rural roads, and frequent stops for beaches, stone forts, and mountain passes, with Killarney as the natural gateway.
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  IconicThe Long Way Round, IrelandIreland · 1,300 km · 10–14 daysIreland's jagged, spectacular edges, this two-week circuit explores the island's coastline from Dublin through Belfast and the Causeway Coast, west to the dramatic cliffs and mountains of Connacht, south through the Aran Islands and Connemara, the Cliffs of Moher, Kerry's Ring, and Cork to the final destination of Ardmore, one of the southeast coast's loveliest seaside villages.
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  IconicDublin to the Wicklow MountainsIreland · 137 km · 1–2 daysFrom Dublin's Georgian streets into the granite mountains of the Wicklow interior, through Sally Gap's bare moorland, the oak forest of Glenealo Valley, mirror lakes, and stone ruins. The Emerald Isle's most accessible wilderness drive, returning via the coast at Bray.