Galway to Cliffs of Moher

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From the painted streets of Galway, this drive follows the bay south and west to the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher. Along the way we pass through the unique lunar landscape of the Burren, where rare wildflowers bloom from bare grey rock. Hear from locals, soak up the history and discover the hidden gems - an unforgettable Irish adventure.

Here's how to drive it, the stops worth stopping for, and the versions you can choose in the app. Plan it for free here, then let MacEireann guide and narrate it on the road.

Hear the full story in the app

Narrated by a traditional storyteller and triggered automatically as you drive. Download on the App Store →

How to drive it

Leave Galway south past Clarinbridge and Kinvara, then follow the coast into the Burren before reaching Doolin and the cliffs. It's a short drive, so build in plenty of time to wander the limestone and the harbour villages. Coming from the cliffs instead? Use the Northbound version below.

Stops along the route

These are the places the tour guides you past, in order. The stories are timed to play as you reach each one.

1. Galway City

   Start in the City of the Tribes - medieval streets, the river Corrib and the legend behind Lynch's Window.

2. Rinville

   Parkland and shoreline on the edge of the city, looking out over Galway Bay.

3. Clarinbridge

   Galway's oyster village, host of the long-running Galway Oyster Festival.

4. Kilcolgan

   Home of the famous Moran's Oyster Cottage, on the weir.

5. Ballinderreen

   A small roadside village on the bay road south.

6. Kinvara

   A postcard harbour village watched over by Dunguaire Castle.

7. Traught Beach

   A long sand-and-shingle strand on the southern shore of Galway Bay.

8. The Flaggy Shore

   The limestone shoreline immortalised in Seamus Heaney's poem 'Postscript'.

9. Ballyvaughan

   A charming little harbour village at the foot of the Burren.

10. Murroogh

    A quiet coastal townland looking out across Galway Bay.

11. Fanore

    A rare Blue Flag beach backed by golden dunes, beneath the Burren hills.

12. Ballinalacken Castle

    A 15th-century O'Brien tower house standing on a rocky height above the coast.

13. Doolin

    The trad-music village where the cliff walk begins and the Aran ferries depart.

14. Cliffs of Moher

    The grand finale - 214 metres of cliff and the wide Atlantic, best saved for last.

Available in the app

Choose the version that fits your drive — every tour is GPS-triggered, so the stories play in the right order whichever way you head.

Heading the other way? See the full Cliffs of Moher to Galway guide.

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