Finn McCools Tours · Parnell Square, Dublin 1
A coach day from Parnell Square that promises a minimum of two hours at the Cliffs of Moher, then runs through the Burren and gives you 1.5 to 2 hours in Galway. With 15,000+ reviews at 4.9, it is a safe, cheap pick for adults.
Finn McCools meets outside Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane on Parnell Square North at 6:45 AM and asks you to be there 5 to 10 minutes early: the bus does not wait. After a morning stop at a roadside service station, it heads for the Cliffs of Moher, where the listing promises a minimum stay of two hours with the visitor experience admission included. Ask the guide for the free cliffs app and audio guide.
From the cliffs the coach follows part of the Wild Atlantic Way through the Burren and past Dunguaire Castle (both pass-bys) to Galway, for 1.5 to 2 hours on your own. The coach is back at Parnell Square between 7:30 and 8:30 PM. Galway is planned as the last stop, but the operator says traffic and weather can change the order; one guest found the stops reversed and most Galway shops closed.
The operator recommends a packed lunch. It also says the tour is not recommended for small children, people with back or heart problems, or pregnant travellers, and that a child who comes needs their own seat and car seat. There is a toilet on the coach, but you are asked not to use it while driving.
Be there 5 to 10 minutes early; there is no parking at the pickup.
A chance to buy food and drinks before the cliffs.
Visitor experience admission included; trails, exhibition, O'Brien's Tower.
Limestone karst and the castle on Galway Bay, from the coach.
Latin Quarter, shops and a cafe stop at your own cost.
The tour ends where it started.
★★★★★This was a great tour and our guide, Rowan, was very entertaining and engaging. The Cliffs of Moher alone were worth the trip, but also really enjoyed Galway. Word of warning: it was a long day and a lot of time on a bus. Bus was clean and comfortable.
★★★★★A long but pleasant day. The first stop allows plenty of opportunity for getting food and drink, as do the stops at the cliffs and Galway. No need to bring sandwiches.
★★★★★Godfrey was very knowledgeable of Irish history and Nishau did a great job of navigating the narrow roads. If you pay for reserved seats make sure to notify the team when you arrive and they will get you on the bus first.
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A minimum of two hours, with the visitor experience admission included.
Outside the Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square North at 6:45 AM. It returns there between 7:30 and 8:30 PM.
No. The operator recommends a packed lunch; there is a morning stop at a service station.
The operator does not recommend it for small children. A child who comes needs their own seat and car seat.
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At least two hours at the cliffs, then Galway, by coach from Parnell Square, with cliffs admission included.
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