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Dublin Airport to Kilkenny Premium Car Service
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From €430 per person
Kilkenny is under two hours from Dublin Airport, and this private transfer gets you there without the hassle of bus schedules or unfamiliar roads. You’ll travel in a luxury Mercedes-Benz with a professional chauffeur - met on arrival, luggage sorted, and delivered to your door.
The service covers both business and leisure travellers, and the experience is built around punctuality and discretion.
What’s included as standard:
The car takes 2 carry-on bags and 2 checked suitcases. Infant seats and service animals are both accommodated. Public transport alternatives are available nearby. Suitable for all fitness levels.
This is a private tour.
Once your driver drops you in Kilkenny, the whole town hands you an itinerary whether you ask for one or not. The Medieval Mile - Kilkenny Castle at one end, St Canice’s Cathedral at the other - is a kilometre and a half of limestone lanes you can walk in either direction and stop wherever you like. The round tower at the cathedral is 9th-century and climbable (100 steps; not for anyone with a bad hip), and the view from the top makes the effort worthwhile.
For lunch after you land, Foodworks on Parliament Street does sourdough, eggs done right, and a brunch that will take the edge off any early flight. If you’re arriving in the evening, Campagne at the Gas House Lane end of town is the room locals book for a birthday - French technique, Irish ingredients, book ahead for a Saturday.
Park your car at MacDonagh Junction or the Market Yard rather than trying to navigate the medieval streets. The whole town is fifteen minutes end to end on foot once you’re in.
The Kilkenny Castle parkland is free to walk and sits fifty acres in the middle of the city - useful if you want fresh air after a long journey before committing to a restaurant. The 2 km loop through the formal garden, down to the River Nore and back up through the rose garden takes forty minutes at an easy pace.