About Killary:
Killary is situated on the southern shore of Ireland's only Fjord with unrivalled views of the spectacular bay and across to the northern shore to the Mayo mountains. After a days walking along the Fjord you can chill out with a moonlit dinner cruise aboard the Connemara Lady (Killary Cruises) before retiring to the nearby Sleepzone.ie hostel, one of the most spectacularly situated hostels in Europe.
History:
This part of Connemara would have been badly affected by the famine in the 1840's and there is evidence of the destitution of this era, ruined buildings, a famine relief road dating back to 1856 which would have been constructed by the local people in return for food. There are amazing walks which take you along this historic road. Nowadays it's a much happier spot with a lot of industry including mussel farms in the fjord and a chance to taste them locally. You can also pick your own fresh mussels on the shore - delicious!
Film Locations:
For the film ' Tristan & Isolde filmed in 2003, directed by Ridley Scott
Walks:
• Famine walk: a spectacular walk along the Killary Fjord
Transportation and Access to Killary
AIRPORTS
Galway Airport Scheduled Flights: (77km from Killary /1 Hr 24 mins Drive)
Serviced by Aer Arann from Birmingham , Dublin , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Lorient , Luton and Manchester .
Galway Ariport - Car Rentals:
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Shannon Airport Scheduled Flights: (161km from Killary /2hr 32mins Drive)
Serviced by Aer Lingus from Boston , Chicago - Ohare , New York - JFK, Washington - Baltimore , Dublin and London -Heathrow
Serviced by Ryanair from London - Stanstead, Brussels , Frankfurt and Paris - Beauvais
Serviced by British Airways ( ) from Manchester
Serviced by flybe ( ) from Birmingham , Edinburgh and Glasgow
Serviced by Delta Airlines ( ) from Altanta
Serviced by Continental Airlines ( ) from New York - Newark
Serviced by Aeroflot ( ) from Amsterdam , Havana and Moscow
Shannon Airport - Car Rentals :
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Knock International Airport Scheduled Flights:
(103km from Killary /1hr 37mins Drive)
Serviced by Aer Arann ( www.skyroad.com ) from Dublin
Serviced by British Airways Citiexpress ( www.ba.com ) from Manchester
Serviced by Mytravellite ( www.mytravellite.com ) from Birmingham
Serviced by Ryanair ( www.ryanair.com ) from Stanstead
Serviced by BMI Regional ( www.flybmi.com ) from Glasgow
Knock Airport - Car Rentals :
Budget www.budget.ie
Hertz www.hertz.com
Murrays/ Europcar www.europcar.ie
Caseys & Argus www.caseycar.com & www.argusrentals.com
Diplomat/National/Alamo www.carhire.ie
Avis www.avis.ie
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Dublin International Airport (302km from Killary /4hr 20mins Drive)
Serviced by Aer Lingus ( www.aerlingus.com ) from Alicante, Amsterdam, Washington - Baltimore, Barcelona, Bologna, Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dusseldorf, Faro, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Helsinki, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Malaga, Milan, Munich, New York, Nice, Paris, Prague, Rome, Tenerife, Toulouse, Vienna and Zurich
Serviced by Ryanair ( www.ryanair.com ) from Aberdeen , Birmingham , Blackpool , Bournemouth , Bristol , Brussels , Cardiff , Edinburgh , Gerona , Glasgow , Leeds , London , Malaga , Manchester , Newcastle , Paris and Teeside
Serviced by Delta Airlines ( www.delta.com ) from Atlanta ,
Serviced by American Airlines ( www.aa.com ) from Washington - Baltimore , Boston , Chicago and Los Angeles ,
Serviced by Iberia ( www.iberia.com ) from Barcelona and Madrid ,
Serviced by British Airways ( www.britishairways.com ) from Birmingham , Bristol , Derry City , Edinburgh , Glasgow and London ,
Serviced by Air France (bv.airfrance.fr) from Bordeaux and Malaga
Serviced by Air Wales ( www.airwales.co.uk ) from Cardiff , Plymouth and Swansea
Serviced by SAS (https://ibp2.scandinavian.net/planandbook/) from Copenhagen and Stockholm
Serviced by Aer Arann ( www.skyroad.com ) from Donegal, Cork , Isle of Man , Kerry, Knock, Sligo and Galway
Serviced by bmibaby ( www.bmibaby.com ) from East Midlands ,
Serviced by flybe ( www.flybe.com ) from Exeter , Guernsey , Jersey and Southampton
Serviced by Lufthansa ( www.lufthansa.com ) from Frankfurt ,
Serviced by Air Malta ( www.airmalta.com ) from Malta
Serviced by Skynet Airlines ( www.skynet.aero/index.html ) from Moscow
Servided by Aeroflot ( www.aeroflot.com ) from Moscow
Serviced by Czech Airlines ( www.csa.cz ) from Prague
Dublin Airport - Car Rentals :
Budget www.budget.ie
Hertz www.hertz.com
Avis www.avis.ie
National Car Rental www.nationalcar-europe.com
Murrays/ Europcar www.europcar.ie
Dan Dooley www.dan-dooley.ie
Thrifty Car Hire www.thrifty.ie2
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Cork International Airport : (284km from Killary /4Hr 25 mins Drive)
Serviced by Aer Lingus ( www.aerlingus.com ) from Amsterdam , Barcelona , Belfast , London Heathrow, Malaga and Paris
Serviced by Aer Arann ( www.skyroad.com ) from Birmingham , Bristol , Dublin , Edinburgh
Serviced by Air Wales ( www.airwales.co.uk ) from Cardiff , Plymouth
Serviced by bmibaby ( www.bmibaby.com ) from Cardiff , East Midlands , Manchester
Serviced by British Airways ( www.britishairways.com ) from Glasgow, London Heathrow, Manchester
Serviced by Bristish Midlands ( www.bmi.com ) from Leeds ,
Serviced by Ryanair ( www.ryanair.com ) from London Stanstead,
Serviced by Czech Airlines ( www.csa.cz ) from Prague
Cork Airport - Car Rentals :
Budget www.budget.ie
Hertz www.hertz.com
Avis www.avis.ie
Dan Dooley www.dan-dooley.ie
Murrays/ Europcar www.europcar.ie
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FERRY SERVICES
Stenaline from England , Scotland & Wales www.stenaline.com
Irish Ferries from France and the UK www.irishferries.ie
P & O Irish Sea Ferries from England , Scotland & Wales www.poirishsea.com
Swansea/Cork Ferries from Wales www.swansea-cork.ie
Brittany Ferries from Brittany www.brittany-ferries.com
TRAIN SERVICE
Iarnrod Eireann/ Irish Rail to Galway City www.irishrail.ie
BUS SERVICE
Bus Eireann (to Galway City & Clifden) www.buseireann.ie