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There are 3 ways to get from Dublin Terminal 1 to Clifden by bus, train, or car

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Station761 / ...
2. Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Clifden923
5h 54m
€31–47
Train, bus
cheapest
1. Take the train from Dublin Heuston to GalwayIc / ...
2. Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Clifden923
7h 16m
€30–45
Drive 289.3 km
1. Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Clifden289.3 km
3h 13m
€50–72

Dublin Terminal 1 to Clifden by bus and foot

77Weekly Services

5h 54mAverage Duration

€31Cheapest Price

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Distance: 297.9 km
Duration: 5h 54m

What companies run services between Dublin Terminal 1, Ireland and Clifden, Ireland?

You can take a bus from Dublin Ferry Port Terminal 1 to Clifden via Talbot Street East, Crampton Quay, and Galway Coach Station in around 5h 54m.

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Clifden, Ireland

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Things to do in Clifden

Clifden Castle(Opens in a new window)

Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house west of the town of Clifden in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. It was built c. 1818 for John D'Arcy, the local landowner, in the Gothic Revival style. Uninhabited after 1894 it fell into disrepair. In 1935, ownership passed to a group of tenants, who were to own it jointly, and it quickly became a ruin.

Kylemore Abbey(Opens in a new window)

Kylemore Abbey (Irish: Mainistir na Coille Móire) is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I. The current Mother Abbess of the Benedictine Community is Marie Hickey.

Connemara National Park(Opens in a new window)

Connemara National Park (Irish: Páirc Naisiúnta Chonamara) is one of six national parks in the Republic of Ireland that are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. It is located in the west of Ireland within County Galway.

Connemara Heritage and History Centre(Opens in a new window)

The Connemara Heritage and History Centre, also called Dan O'Hara's Homestead, is an open-air museum in the village of Lettershea, near the town of Clifden, County Galway, in the Connemara region, Ireland. It was established in the late 1980s.

Places to stay in Clifden

Arch Guesthouse(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Buttermilk Lodge(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

Abbeyglen Castle Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

Alcock & Brown Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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