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Burren Yoga & Meditation Centre
Lig do Scith, Cappaghmore,
Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland.
Tel: +353 91 637680Sat Nav Coordinates: latit = 53.086653 North long = -8.955059 West
Loc8 Code: LR5-68-6YJ
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From North East or East or Dublin
How long does it take to drive from Dublin?
It all depends what time you leave Dublin. On a Friday afternoon the traffic is very bad in Dublin.
Leave Dublin 2.00 PM approx 2.5 hours to get here
Leave Dublin 3.00 PM approx 3 hours to get here
Leave Dublin 4.00 PM approx 3.5 hours to get here
Leave Dublin 5.00 PM approx 4 hours to get hereFrom Belfast, Drogheda, Dublin
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- Skirt around Dublin on the M50 and take EXIT 7 to the N4
- Take N4 road signed “Galway, The West”
- Continue onto Motorway M4 signed “Sligo” or “Galway” and stay on M4
for 45 Km - Leave M4 at Junction 11 signed “Galway”
- Continue onto M6 signed “Galway”. Stay on this motorway for
approx 136 km - Take EXIT 19 signed for Limerick / Oranmore.
- Take first exit at roundabout signed Limerick
- After approx 2 Km take first exit at roundabout signed Limerick
- After approx .5 Km take second exit at roundabout signed Limerick
- Stay on this N18 road through Clarinbridge (3 Km since motorway exit)
and reach Kilcolgan village (8 Km since motorway exit) - In Kilcolgan village, pass Topaz petrol station on RHS
- Take next right N67 signed “Kinvara”
- Continue 10 Km into Kinvara village
- In Kinvara, take first left (At Sextons Downtown pub)
- Immediately take right fork Signed Burren Yoga.
- After 2.7 Km go straight through crooked cross roads
- 0.5 Km past the crooked cross roads, take right turn signed Burren Yoga
- Follow narrow twisty winding road for 3.2 Km.
- At crossroads take right signed Burren Yoga
- Continue on 1 Km.
- Centre is on left about 300 metres before T junction.
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked “Car Park”
and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily.
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From South or South East – Limerick, Cork, Wexford
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- Go via Limerick and drive to Gort on the M18
- From M18 Motorway, take Exit 16 signed Gort
- At roundabout(s) follow sign for Gort
- Drive into Gort 1/2 Km and take right at main square (opposite AIB bank)
signed Corofin - After .6 km take right signed Kinvara (opposite SuperValue Supermarket).
- After 1.5 Km, take right turn signed “Kinvara”.
Be careful. Some people miss this turn. You should have measured 1.5 Km from SuperValue Supermarket, and after bad bend to left, this turn is next on right after the bend, and road dips down - After 2.5 Km take right alongside Tirnevin church signed Kinvara.
- After about 1 Km, ignore two turns to the left.
- After 2.5 Km reach a fork. The right fork is signed Kinvara and the left fork
has a sign Burren Yoga - Take the left fork.
- Follow road for approx 2 Km, straight through cross roads.
- The house is 1 Km after cross roads on LHS.
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked “Car Park”
and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily.
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From North-West – Donegal, Sligo, Galway
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- Go via Galway and take old Limerick road N18 out of Galway (Ignore M6), and stay on Limerick road.
- Pass through Clarinbridge village, and then come into Kilcolgan village.
- In Kilcolgan, pass petrol station on RHS, and take next right turn signposted Kinvara.
- Follow road for approx 10 km into Kinvara.
- In Kinvara, take first left (At Sextons Downtown pub)
- Immediately take right fork Signed Burren Yoga.
- After 2.7 Km go straight through crooked cross roads
- 0.5 Km past the crooked cross roads, take right turn signed Burren Yoga
- Follow narrow twisty winding road for 3.2 Km.
- At crossroads take right signed Burren Yoga
- Continue on 1 Km.
- Centre is on left about 300 metres before T junction.
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked “Car Park”
and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily.
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Locally from Ballyvaughan
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- From Ballyvaughan take Galway road.
- After approx 7 Km you see the sea on your left & sign Bell Harbour. Take
right turn at Bell Harbour (short cut over hills) - After 1 Km, Take left at T junction.
- Continue on road for approx 5 Km.
- Come down steep hill (Abbey hill) and take sharp right just before the
T junction at the bottom of the hill. - This sharp right turn takes you onto the New Line.
- Continue for approx 5 Km.
(Straight through cross roads which has left turn to Kinvara). - Approx 1.5 Km after this cross roads, Take left turn towards Gort.
Sign for Burren Yoga - House is 3rd house on right.
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Locally from Corofin, Kilfenora
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- From Corofin take road towards Gort.
- Continue for approx 18 Km until you see Lough Bunny lake on the
left hand side - Just past Lough Bunny lake, take left at cross roads (straight would be Gort)
- Continue 7.9 Km and take right turn signed “Burren Yoga”
- Burren Yoga is 3rd House on the right hand side.
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Locally from Gort
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- From main square in Gort take Corofin road opposite AIB bank
- After .6 km take right signed Kinvara (opposite SuperValue Supermarket).
- After 1.5 Km, take right turn signed “Kinvara”.
Be careful. Some people miss this turn. You should have measured 1.5 Km from SuperValue Supermarket, and after bad bend to left, this turn is next on right after the bend, and road dips down - After 2.5 Km take right alongside Tirnevin church signed Kinvara.
- After about 1 Km, ignore two turns to the left.
- After 2.5 Km reach a fork. The right fork is signed Kinvara and the left fork
has a sign Burren Yoga - Take the left fork.
- Follow road for approx 2 Km, straight through cross roads.
- The house is 1 Km after cross roads on LHS.
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked “Car Park”
and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily.
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Shortcut from Crusheen
- Take this road if you are confident on back roads (only 8Km shorter)
so you are advised to stay on new M18 to Gort - Please measure the distance below which is written in bold
- From M18 exit 15 and go through Crusheen village.
- 1 mile past Crusheen, take first left turn signed “Boston”
- Continue on that road (through a few crooked cross roads) for 16.6 Km
and take right turn signed “Burren Yoga” - Burren Yoga is 3rd House on the right hand side.
- Take this road if you are confident on back roads (only 8Km shorter)
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Locally from Kinvara
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- Drive into Kinvara from Galway direction.
- In Kinvara, take first left (At Sextons Downtown pub)
- Immediately take right fork Signed Burren Yoga.
- After 2.7 Km go straight through crooked cross roads
- 0.5 Km past the crooked cross roads, take right turn signed Burren Yoga
- Follow narrow twisty winding road for 3.2 Km.
- At crossroads take right signed Burren Yoga
- Continue on 1 Km.
- Centre is on left about 300 metres before T junction.
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked “Car Park”
and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily.
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Locally from Cliffs of Moher
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The shortest way from the Cliffs of Moher to the centre is to take the shortcut across country via Lisdoonvarna, Kilfenore, Corofin. Then follow the directions above from Corofin.
The most scenic drive from the Cliffs of Moher is to take the coast road which has beautiful views of the Burren hills as they plunge into the Atlantic, and you will get to see the Aran Islands, Fanore beach and also Galway bay as you drive along the sea shore.
From the Cliffs of Moher, drive towards Lisdoonvarna direction and follow signs for either Coast Road or Ballyvaughan.
Then follow the directions above from Ballyvaughan.
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Public Transport to The Burren
By Train
From Dublin take the Galway train as far as Athenry, and then change trains.
From Athenry take the Limerick train as far as Gort.
From Gort take a taxi to centre. (See Taxi Tab above)
If you are flying in to Dublin airport, it is recommended that you take the ‘Go Bus’ from the airport to Galway city, and not to travel in to Dublin city in order to take the train.
If you are coming from Dublin, please read Best way from Dublin to Burren Yoga Retreat Centre
By Bus
Do NOT take a bus to Kinvara.
It is best to take the bus to Gort as it is easy to get to the centre by taxi from Gort. There are no reliable taxis in Kinvara.
From Dublin city or Dublin airport
Catch a bus to Galway city and then taxi direct to the centre.
You can save some money by taking a second bus from Galway city to Gort, and then Gort is a 6 miles journey by taxi.
Please see Best way from Dublin to Burren Yoga Retreat Centre.
From Cork, Limerick, Ennis
Catch the Galway bus as far as Gort and then a taxi to the centre.
From Galway
Best to arrange the reduced fare taxi pickup. Or take bus to Gort and then a taxi to the centre.
From Shannon airport
Best to arrange the reduced fare taxi pickup. Or take Galway bus as far as Gort and then a taxi direct to the centre.
From Anywhere else
Catch a bus to Galway or Gort and then a taxi to the centre.
Search Google “Bus Galway ‘your town’” to find bus company name.Bus Companies
These are listed in the order I would recommend them.
- GO Bus is the best and has toilets on board
- Bus Eireann
- City Link
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Airports to choose from
There are 6 airports you can fly into which are listed below in the order of preference.
Which airport will i fly into?
Consider
- flights are cheaper on Thursday or Monday so you could book an
Extra nights stay at the centre - the cost of the flight and the times and dates available
- ease and time of getting from the airport to the centre
- and also cost of this
- and whether your own nearest airport links directly with the airport
Please note
New routes are being introduced all the time, especially by companies such as ryanair, flybe, easyjet, aer arann and others. The information below may not be the latest story.Shannon airport
Fairly large airport with flights from many international airports.
Shannon airport website (recommended big airport, easy access to centre)
Reduced fare taxi costs approx 50 Euro, takes approx 50 minutes to centre, may be possible to share taxi (see taxi tab above).
Possible to travel by bus to Gort and then taxi from there. Can take 2 hours depending on bus times.
Bus Eireann website See ‘Printed Timetables’ ‘Expressway Long Distance services’ and see Route Cork Limerick Shannon airport Galway. Get off at Gort, and centre is 6 miles away.
Galway airport
Small airport but you may be lucky to get a cheap flight there.
Galway airport website (easy access to centre, small airport)
Flights from London Southend, Luton, Manchester, Edinburgh, Lorient.
Reduced fare taxi costs approx 45 Euro direct to the centre, and takes approx 40 minutes.
Galway airport is about 15 minutes drive from Galway city. There is no bus, so one would need to take a taxi to Galway city, bus station if one wanted to catch a bus to Gort, and then another taxi to the centre. This bus and two taxi’s is probably not any cheaper than one single taxi direct to the centre.
Much much easier and quicker to take the Reduced fare taxi direct to the centre.
Dublin airport
Largest main airport of Ireland with flights from many international and also smaller airports.
Dublin airport website (3 to 5 hour car drive, or up to 5 hours by 1 bus direct to Galway and 1 taxi)
Consider how you will get from Dublin to the centre. Car journey takes between 3 and 5 hours depending on traffic around Dublin.
Buses take between 2 & 3 hours to Galway city. Please check the bus timetable and try to select ‘direct to Galway’ rather than ‘via Dublin city’. And then you have a 30 minute taxi ride from Galway city to the centre. ‘Go Bus’ is the fastest bus company.
Getting from Dublin airport to the centre
Cork airport
Large airport 170 km South of Burren Yoga.
Flights from Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Bristol, Brussels, Carcassonne, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Geneva, Girona, Glasgow, Gran Canaria, Jersey, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Stansted, Malaga, Manchester, Munich, Newcastle, Nice, Paris, Rome,
Take taxi from airport to Cork city (approx €10) and then bus to Gort which is 10 km from the centre. Take taxi last 10 km (approx €11).
Knock airport
Very small airport 50 miles North of Galway.
Knock airport website (50 miles North of Galway, Burren Yoga is 27 miles south of Galway)
Flights from Alicante, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dusseldorf, East Midlands, Edinburg, Faro, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leeds, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Standted, Milan, Manchester, Munich, Paris
May be difficult to get from Knock to the centre. Taxi costs €100 to Galway city. or there is a CIE Bus from airport to Charlestown, and then another bus to Foxford, and then another to Galway city. Then taxi from Galway to centre.
Consider hiring a car. See below.
Kerry airport
Faranfore is a small airport 157 km South West of Galway.
Flights from Dublin, Stansted, Luton,Frankfurt, Alicante, Faro.
Take bus to Limerick city. And then bus to Gort which is 10 km from the centre. Take taxi last 10 km (approx €11).
Reduced fare Taxi
Reduced fare taxi
You can save a small amount of money by taking the Galway bus from Shannon airport and getting off in Gort.
But you are strongly recommended to get the taxi. Buses in Ireland may be fun if you have all day and a good sense of humour.
You may even be able to share the taxi if someone else is arriving in around the same time. The taxi company will know this information.
Public transport to the centre
Hiring a car
You may like to hire a car for your stay. This gives you the freedom to explore the Burren and the rest of Ireland if you wish.
Car Hire Rental
Cheap flights & airline websites to The Burren
Both Ryan Air and Aer Lingus offer cheap flights. Best to check their websites and remember it may be cheaper to fly one way with Ryan air and the opposite journey with Aer Lingus.
Good idea to consider the other airlines below.
- Ryan Air cheap flights website
- Air Lingus website
- Other cheap flights website
- Aer Arann website
- Flybe website
- BMI Baby website
- British Airways website
- Easy Jet website
To find your nearest airport which flys into Shannon
When is the next flight from your city to the Burren Yoga and Meditation Centre?
How often do these flights run ?
More information ?
Overseas guests tips and information - flights are cheaper on Thursday or Monday so you could book an
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Taxi Information and numbers
Please book your taxi directly yourself
and do not involve the centre with your taxi arrangements.
Sharing a taxi with someone else
The taxi company will know whether others are flying in close to your time, and they will arrange you to share the taxi.
Make sure you tell the taxi you will be travelling to the Burren Yoga and Meditation Centre.
Taxi numbers from Gort
- Sheila cabs 086-8785241 €12
- Gerry 086-2449304 or 091-631734 €12
- Jason 087-6408030 €12
- Artie 087-2351228 €12
- 087-9920407
- Dave 086-8878777
- 086-8337786
- 087-2684062
- 086-8248851
- 087-2509589
- 087-2904038
- Bill Moloney 087-9920407 €17
Taxi Numbers from Kinvara
There is only 1 taxi which operates from Kinvara, and he is not always available.
Tom Burke (086) 1721213 charges €12 from the centre to Kinvara.
For that reason, you are advised not to take a bus to Kinvara unless you phone Tom beforehand, but better to take a bus to Gort.
Special rate taxi pickup from Shannon & Galway
At least 48 hours before your time of arrival phone the taxi number below.
When booking your taxi, please give visa card or master card details
Please note the taxi company will charge you the normal rate if you fail to give at least 24 hours notification of any changes to your arranged pickup.Taxi Numbers from Shannon airport:
The taxi driver will wait for you at arrivals with your name on a sign.
Special rate for Burren Yoga is €50 for the taxi fare. This is for 1 person. The taxi fare is €60 for 2 to 4 people.
If your flight is delayed more than 1 hour you will be charged at €45 per hour or part of.
James FitzPatrick 00-353-87-2216823 (Charges €50 special rate booked 48 hours before arrival)
Or Sheila cabs 086-8785241 (Charges €60 special rate booked 48 hours before arrival)
Taxi Numbers from Galway airport
The taxi driver will wait for you at arrivals with your name on a sign.
Cost is €45 for the taxi fare special rate booked 48 hours before arrival.
John Keogh 087-6203757
If dialling from overseas, dial +353 87-6203757
Taxi Numbers from Galway train station
The train station is too busy to meet in the station. Simply walk around the corner to the Great Southern hotel (on Eyre Square) The taxi driver will wait for you outside the Great Southern Hotel with your name on a sign.
Cost is €50 for the taxi fare special rate booked 48 hours before arrival.
John Keogh 087-6203757
If dialing from overseas, dial +353 87-6203757
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Ferry and train or car
By Ferry and Train
Special rates from London to Dublin and other routes available.
Please see Seat 61
Own car by ferry
There are a number of ferries which service Ireland.
A very useful website finds the cheapest ferry for you.
www.aferry.co.uk ferry finder websiteor visit each company’s website
- Ireland’s guide to Ferries website
- www.irishferries.com website
- www.poirishsea.com website
- www7.stenaline.co.uk website
Please note that it is at least 140 miles from Dun Laoighaire or Dublin port to the centre.
Depending on the time of day or night you travel, this may take between 3 to 6 hours drive.
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Hiring a car
You may like to hire a car for your stay. This gives you the freedom to explore the Burren and the rest of Ireland if you wish.
What if i come by bus or taxi and don’t bring a car?
Most of the locations we visit are between 10 and 30 minutes drive from the centre.
We usually take turns in driving, so that the same people are not driving all the time.
Usually on all courses there are enough people in cars to give lifts to those who don’t have a car.
If there are not enough cars on any particular course (which has happened twice over 7 years), we go on local walks around the centre, and up into the hills at the back of the centre.
So having a car gives you independence and freedom to go where you want, but it is also fine if you wish to arrive by taxi.
To get a quote on hiring a car
There are a number of car hire companies and it is best to get a quote from a number of companies if you are looking for the cheapest deal.
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Arranging lifts
If you are travelling here by public transport, and would like us to try to arrange a lift for you, please state this in the comments box at the end of your booking form, and state where you would like the lift from.
On the Wednesday 2 days before the course begins, i will try to find a lift for you by checking who else is coming on the retreat who has offered to give someone a lift.
If nobody has offered a lift from the town you are coming from, there is more information at the TAB Public Transport.
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Reviewed 5th Oct 2012
