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Getting from Dublin to Burren Yoga Centre

If you are coming from Dublin Airport, please see Getting from Dublin Airport to Burren Yoga

Ways of getting from Dublin city to the Burren Yoga Retreat Centre are recommended in the following order;

  1. By Car
  2. By Citylink or Go-bus
  3. By another bus company
  4. By Train

By car gives you freedom to explore and bring what you want

Dublin city is between 2.5 and 3.5 hours drive to the centre depending on the time of day or night that you travel and on traffic conditions in Dublin.

It is approx 140 miles, motorway 90% of the way.

Please see About – Getting here .   Click TAB Driving Directions

Possible to hire a car and drive here.  See TAB Car Hire at above link.

The Burren is a very beautiful remote area on the west coast of Ireland, and very often people  like to explore somewhere else after the retreat is over.

 

By Public Transport: Bus is the easiest, fastest and cheapest

Bus is faster than train and much cheaper (€18) there are many more bus times to choose from.

Take the bus from Dublin city into Galway city, and then take a reduced fare taxi from Galway to the centre, or else a second bus from Galway to Gort, and then a taxi from there.

Recommended bus company is the ‘Go-bus’.  Click links below to see Timetables.

Go Bus is fast and has toilets on-board

CityLink is fast and has toilets on-board

Bus Eireann can be slower. Please check times on Timetable.

Scroll down to Timetable for Bus Number 20 or X20 bus timetable

By train is long and expensive and few trains per day

Bus is faster than train and much cheaper (€18) there are many more bus times to choose from.

Catch the Dublin to Galway train, but get off at Athenry station (about 30 miles before Galway).

Wait about 20 minutes, and catch the Limerick train and get off at Gort station.

And then a taxi for the last 6 miles from Gort to Burren Yoga.

Timetable for Dublin to Galway train

 

From Galway city to Burren Yoga and Meditation Centre

There is a reduced taxi fare if you book with Tom about 24 hours before you arrive.  Please see About – Getting here TAB Taxi numbers

If you have extra time and wish to save some money, you may like to consider a bus from Galway to Gort.

Please see Getting from Galway City to the Burren Yoga Centre