3 days from Galway
Galway City → Westport · 3 days · ~5h 30m total driving
Three days is a long weekend, so this one stays north of Galway and keeps the driving under two hours a day. Connemara is the whole point of it.
Heading north · 3 days
Galway City → Westport
~5h 30m total driving
Day 1 · Galway
Galway City
Latin Quarter, Spanish Arch, the cultural heart of the west.
- The Latin Quarter & Shop Street
- Spanish Arch & the Long Walk
Day 2 · Galway
~3h drive
Connemara
Clifden, Roundstone, the Twelve Bens, Kylemore Abbey.
- Kylemore Abbey
- Connemara National Park
Day 3 · Mayo
~2h 30m drive
Westport
Croagh Patrick, the Greenway, a planned town that works.
- Croagh Patrick
- The Mall and the Octagon
2 regions skipped to fit your time
- Aran Islands — Inis Mór, Inis Meáin, Inis Oírr. Dún Aonghasa and the Plassey.
- Inishbofin & islands — Ferry from Cleggan. The kind of quiet you forget exists.
Driving times are honest mid-range estimates. The WAW is full of small roads, and you'll want to stop. Plan for slower than Google Maps tells you.
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