Galway to Shannon Airport Premium Car Service

About This Tour

If you want a smooth, stress-free transfer from Galway to Shannon Airport, DM Executive Line’s chauffeur service is worth knowing about. You’ll travel in a Mercedes-Benz with a certified professional driver who meets you personally and takes you door to door.

There’s 15 minutes of complimentary waiting time built in for airport transfers, so minor delays won’t catch you out. On board you’ll have WiFi, device charging and bottled water for the journey.

Your chauffeur will be waiting at the agreed meeting point with a sign displaying your name.

What’s Included

• Private door-to-door transportation in an air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz
• Mobile device chargers
• WiFi on board
• Bottled water
• All fees and taxes
• Meet and greet service
• 15 minutes complimentary waiting time for airport transfers

What’s Not Included

• Gratuities

Meeting point: Your chauffeur will be waiting with a sign displaying your name.

Good to Know

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialised infant seats available
• Child seats available on request
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• This is a private transfer - your group only

Local Tips

Galway is one of the liveliest cities in Ireland, and if your schedule allows any time before the transfer picks you up, the medieval laneways around Shop Street and Quay Street are a five-minute walk from most city hotels. The session pubs - Tigh Coili, the Crane Bar - don’t heat up until evening, but a daytime coffee at the Gourmet Tart Company or a bowl of chowder at An Púcán is a fine send-off before you head south.

The drive to Shannon takes about 70 minutes depending on traffic, mostly on the M18 motorway through County Clare. The route passes east of the Burren - you won’t see it from the road, but it’s a mental note for when you come back.

Shannon Airport is Ireland’s transatlantic hub - the world’s first airport duty-free opened here in 1947 - and it’s compact and unhurried compared with Dublin. US pre-clearance is available on qualifying transatlantic flights, which means you clear US customs before you board and land as a domestic arrival. Worth checking when you book your ticket.

If you have time to kill before your gate opens, the flat estuary loops behind Shannon town are almost never walked by visitors. The shorter Illaunmanagh Loop is about 4.5 km and takes an hour - a much better option than sitting in departures if you have an afternoon flight.

Nearby on IrelandMe

• Galway - Ireland’s cultural capital: medieval laneways, nightly trad sessions, and the Aran Islands ferries forty minutes west
• Shannon - Ireland’s only modern new town, built around the airport that put the world’s first duty-free on the map in 1947