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Dublin To Ashford Castle Cong Private Luxury Transfer

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Dublin To Ashford Castle Cong Private Luxury Transfer

About

Ashford Castle deserves an arrival to match it. Your chauffeur meets you at the arrivals terminal holding a name card, and the team tracks your flight in real time so the timing fits your actual landing rather than a guessed schedule. Whether you’re coming from Dublin Airport or from the city, you’ll cover the journey to Cong in a Mercedes Benz E220 Executive Class with WiFi, bottled water, and air conditioning running throughout. A full hour of complimentary waiting time is built into airport pickups, so there’s no pressure if you’re delayed at baggage claim.

The transfer is entirely private. Up to 3 passengers can travel with luggage, with capacity for 2 standard 20 kg suitcases and 2 small cases. Every fee, tax, and toll along the route is covered in the price - nothing to sort out on arrival. The vehicle and chauffeur are fully licensed and insured under Irish Government Transport Authority requirements.

What’s Included

  • Private transportation in an air-conditioned Mercedes Benz E220
  • WiFi on board
  • Bottled water
  • All fees, taxes, and tolls
  • One hour complimentary airport waiting time

What’s Not Included

  • Gratuities (optional, at your discretion)

Good to Know

This is a private transfer - your group only. Luggage capacity is 2 standard 20 kg suitcases plus 2 small cases. Infants can ride in a pram or stroller. Suitable for all fitness levels.

Local Tips

Book the transfer before you book anything else. Cong is about three hours from Dublin, and the road out west gets genuinely scenic once you clear the motorway and drop into County Mayo. It’s a journey worth arriving rested for rather than stressed from car rental queues.

The flight tracking means you don’t need to rush. If you land ahead of schedule or your bags take a while, your driver already knows. You have a full hour of free waiting time at the airport, so take your time through customs without worrying about keeping someone waiting on the other side.

Luggage limits matter on this route. You’re going somewhere with serious grounds and a long stay in mind, most likely. The transfer takes 2 standard 20 kg cases plus 2 small suitcases per booking. If you’re travelling with golf bags or oversized luggage, get in touch when booking to confirm it’ll fit.

Cong itself is worth a bit of time before you check in. The village is tiny but it has the ruined abbey and some lovely walks along the canal connecting Lough Mask and Lough Corrib. If you’re arriving with daylight to spare, a short wander before check-in is well worth it.

Nearby on IrelandMe

  • Ashford Castle, Cong - One of Ireland’s most storied castle hotels, sitting on the shores of Lough Corrib with 350 acres of grounds to get properly lost in.
  • Cong Village - The quiet Mayo village where The Quiet Man was filmed in 1952, still recognisable from the movie and easy to explore on foot.
  • Westport - A planned Georgian town about 45 minutes from Cong, with a proper main street of pubs and a view of Croagh Patrick from almost every angle.