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Dublin Airport Or Dublin City To Glengarriff Co Cork Private Chauffeur Transfer
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Glengarriff is at the far end of a five-to-six-hour drive from Dublin, tucked into the sheltered north shore of Bantry Bay in West Cork. Your chauffeur meets you at your pick-up point - Dublin Airport arrivals or your Dublin City address - and takes you the whole way there in a Mercedes Benz E220 Executive.
It’s a long run, so the air-conditioning, on-board Wi-Fi, and bottled water make a real difference. All fees and taxes are covered in the price. The vehicle and chauffeur are fully licensed and insured under the Irish Government Transport Authority.
Glengarriff village is small but the setting is spectacular. The village sits at the head of Bantry Bay, surrounded by oak woodland and sheltered from Atlantic winds by the Caha Mountains. It’s a quieter base than Killarney, and that suits a lot of people just fine - particularly those who want West Cork without the crowds.
Garnish Island is the main draw. Accessible by ferry from the village pier (a short trip across the bay), the island holds formal Italian gardens developed in the early 20th century that feel entirely out of place in the best way. The combination of the mild Gulf Stream climate and the sheltered position means plants grow here that have no business surviving this far north. The seals on the rocks near the ferry route are a bonus.
Bantry is 14 km down the road. It’s a proper market town with a good weekly market, a fine French-influenced bistro scene that developed over the years around the Bantry House estate, and the house itself - an 18th-century mansion with gardens that run down to Bantry Bay. Worth a half day if you have the time.
The Beara Peninsula starts here. The Beara Way walking route and the Beara Loop Drive both pick up from Glengarriff. The road over the Healy Pass to Kerry is one of the more dramatic short drives in the country - narrow, steep, and the views at the top go in every direction on a clear day.