⚠️ Prices shown are emotional, not financial. No flights were harmed in the making of this trip. This is NOT the NC500.
Not the NC500™

Millions of cheap flights. One questionable road trip.

From
Drem (EH39) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
To
Emerald Isle (Any) 🍀
Depart
Tue 2 Jun
Return
Sun 7 Jun
Travellers & cabin class
3 adults, 1 bad idea
Full itinerary Tue → Sun, hour by hour The 5 castles Per person, per night Things to do Stack-ranked, scored /20 Fare breakdown £2,219 pp, deep breath Previous departures Photos from years gone by
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Worth stopping the car for

Six of the best along the route. We've scored them out of 20, because of course we have.

The Ring of Kerry ★ 18/20 Ring of KerryThe headline drive. Friday's whole morning, anti-clockwise. The Wild Atlantic Way ★ 14/20 Wild Atlantic WayKerry Cliffs, Portmagee. Cliffs of Moher ★ 13/20 Cliffs of MoherOff the N67, Saturday. Mullaghmore Head ★ 15/20 Mullaghmore HeadTop pick under Sligo. Giant's Causeway ⏱ 30 min Giant's CausewaySunday's quick hit before the boat home.
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6 results · Drem → Emerald Isle → Drem

Sorted by Best. We found exactly one itinerary because there is exactly one itinerary. Prices include breakfast and a non-refundable sense of obligation.

Troon seafront, Ayrshire📍 Troon
Day 0 · Tue 2 JunPre-ferry positioning
05:45Drem
EY judging + Forge board
via Glasgow · 1 stop
22:05Troon
Marine Troon
Long one. 13-hour judging day, then reposition for the ferry. Stuart's already at the bar.
Self-fundedpersonal pre-trip leg
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Mount Juliet Estate, Co. Kilkenny📍 Mount Juliet
Day 1 · Wed 3 Jun⚡ Cheapest day
09:00Troon
Ferry + drive · ~9h door to door
via Cairnryan ⛴ Belfast · 1 stop
18:00Kilkenny
Mount Juliet Estate
Lady Helen tasting menu, 7pm. The trip officially begins the moment the ferry leaves Cairnryan.
£203per person, B&B
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Henry Street, Kenmare, Co. Kerry📍 Kenmare
Day 2 · Thu 4 JunTrad & craic
10:30Kilkenny
Driving day · coffee in Dungarvan
via Skibbereen · scenic
17:30Kenmare
Park Hotel Kenmare
Dinner at Landline, then pints + trad at Crowley's. Colin can join in on the piano.
£533per person, B&B
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Dromoland Castle, Co. Clare📍 Dromoland
Day 3 · Fri 5 Jun★ Signature drive
10:30Kenmare
Ring of Kerry + Wild Atlantic Way
via Shannon ferry · the big one
17:30Co. Clare
Dromoland Castle
Smart dress after 7pm. A brief, dignified pause at Doonbeg en route (Stuart's orders).
£700per person + €25 heritage
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Lough Eske, Co. Donegal📍 Lough Eske
Day 4 · Sat 6 JunLongest drive
10:30Co. Clare
4h30–6h30 depending on stops
via Burren · Galway · Sligo
~18:00Donegal
Lough Eske Castle
The marathon leg. Pace yourselves — The Burren, Galway and Sligo all earn a pause.
£383per person, B&B
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Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim📍 Giant's Causeway
Day 5 · Sun 7 JunHomeward
10:00Donegal
Causeway → ferry → home
via Belfast ⛴ Cairnryan
~21:10Drem
Giant's Causeway, then home
30 minutes at the Causeway, then straight for the boat. Back on the sofa by 9-ish.
£0return ferry incl. above
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Find drives that don't suck.

The Ring of Kerry, the Wild Atlantic Way, and roughly 1,100 miles of Stuart telling you the timings are tight. Genuinely one of the great road trips — just don't call it the NC500.

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