I’m working on a proper driving directions service for planning all your trips to castle hotels in Ireland, but it’s still a few weeks away. Until then, I thought I’d share the most popular routes with you. Today it’s the directions for getting from Shannon Airport to Ashford Castle.
Shannon Airport to Ashford Castle directions
1. Head southeast on Airport Rd/N19 toward N19
Continue to follow N19 0.2 km
2. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and
stay on N19. Go through 3 roundabouts 5.1 km
3. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto
the N18 ramp 0.5 km
4. Merge onto N18 68.7 km
5. Turn left at R338/The Bog Rd 0.3 km
6. Turn left at Dublin Rd/R338.
Continue to follow R338 4.5 km
7. Turn left at Dublin Rd/R338.
Continue to follow R338.
Go through 3 roundabouts 4.6 km
8. At Bodkin Roundabout, take the 4th exit
onto Headford Rd/N6 0.7 km
9. At Kirwan Roundabout, take the 2nd exit
onto Headford Rd/N84. Continue to follow N84 24.0 km
10. N84 turns slightly right and becomes R334 11.4 km
11. Turn left at R346 3.9 km
12. Turn left at R345 1.3 km
13. Turn left 56 m
Shannon Airport to Ashford Castle distance: 125km (about 2h)
This route planning information was generated using Google Maps service.





