Connemara and County Mayo - Ireland 2014 - page 476

Connemara makes a satisfying day trip by car from Galway. Without a car, you can
take a tour from Galway or at least get to Westport by bus. Public transportation in this
region is patchy, and some areas are not served at all. Trains connect Galway and Westport
to Dublin, but not to each other.
Bus Tours of Connemara
Three Galway-based organizations— Lally Tours, O'Neachtain Tours, and Galway
Tour Company —run all-day tours of nearby regions (€20-25). Tours of Connemara in-
clude the Quiet Man cottage, Kylemore Abbey, Clifden, and the “Famine Village.” Gal-
way Tour Company takes a slightly different route that includes Cong but omits the coast
of Connemara. Tours go most days, heading out about 10:00 and returning at 17:30 (de-
parting from in front of Kinlay Hostel on Merchant's Road in Galway, call to confirm ex-
act itinerary: Lally Tours tel. [phone], www.lallytours.com ; O'Neachtain Tours tel.
091/553-188, mobile [phone], www.ontours.biz ; Galway Tour Company tel. 091/
566-566, www.galwaytourcompany.com ). All three companies also offer tours of the Bur-
ren and Cliffs of Moher, with discounts if you book two separate tours. Drivers take cash
only; to pay with a credit card, book at Galway's TI.