British Isles
Wild Atlantic Way
Ireland's west coast, cliffs and trad sessions
12 days
Duration
$56
Daily budget
Easy
Difficulty
May – Sep
Best months
2,500km of coast road with a hostel in nearly every town. Live music is free, the cliffs are free, and the Bus Éireann open road pass covers most of the driving.
The route, stop by stop
🇮🇪 Dublin · Ireland
Free museums, Stoneybatter pubs, cheap hostel beds northside.
2 nights$62/day
🎻 Galway · Ireland
Best trad sessions in the country, Aran Islands ferry.
3 nights$58/day
🌊 Doolin · Ireland
Walk the Cliffs of Moher trail free from the village.
2 nights$54/day
🐬 Dingle · Ireland
Slea Head loop by bike and Gaeltacht pubs.
2 nights$56/day
🦌 Killarney · Ireland
National park hiking straight out of the hostel door.
2 nights$52/day
🍞 Cork · Ireland
English Market lunches before the airport.
1 nights$54/day
6 stops · 12 nights
≈ $676 total
Totals are estimates built from the per-night budgets above — your real spend will vary.
Getting around
- →Bus Éireann open road pass
- →Local Link rural buses
- →Hitching is common in the west
Don't forget
- ✓Rain jacket, not an umbrella
- ✓Layers
- ✓Cash for rural pubs
- ✓Wool socks
Ready to walk it?
Save the stops as a trip, track your budget and find hostels along the way.
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