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By Plane
Aer Arann Islands,
a friendly and flexible little airline, flies daily from Connemara Re-
gional Airport, stopping at all three islands (3/day, up to 11/day in peak season, €23 one-
way (when boating back), €45 round-trip, groups of 4 or more pay €40 each, 10-minute
flight, tel. 091/593-034,
www.aerarannislands.ie
,
aerarann@iol.ie
). These eight-seat
planesgetbookedup—reservetwoorthreedaysinadvancewithacreditcard.Connemara
Regional Airport is 20 slow miles west of Galway—allow 45 minutes for the drive,
plus 30 minutes to check in before the scheduled departure. A minibus shuttle—€3 one-
way—runs from Victoria Hotel off Eyre Square in Galway an hour before each flight. Be
sure to reserve a space on the shuttle bus at the same time you book your flight. The Kil-
ronan airport on Inishmore is minuscule. A minibus shuttle travels the two miles between
the airport and Kilronan (buses stop at Aran Fisherman restaurant) and costs €5 round-
trip.
In July and August, a sightseeing-only Aer Arann flight leaves from the same airport at
12:00 each day. You'll fly above all three Aran Islands with an extra swoop past the Cliffs
of Moher (€55, 30 minutes, may not go if not enough people sign up).
