What visitors said about pacing
1Use fewer bases and stay two or three nights each. Moving every night was exhausting15 visitors
From visitors' trip reports
- Base five nights in Kinsale and day-trip to Cobh and Clonakilty; Michael Collins House in Clonakilty was an unexpected highlight. · TripAdvisor, 2019
- Book two nights at Killiane Castle B&B near Wexford; breakfast was excellent and one night felt too short. · TripAdvisor, 2023
- Choose fewer bases and stay two nights each; many Clare and Connemara places close Mondays and Tuesdays. · TripAdvisor, 2022
- Stay two nights in Killarney rather than one; the Ross Castle guided tour is excellent. · Fodor's, 2022
15 visitors here; showing 4 of the 9 who gave detail.
2No car? Base in Dublin, Galway or Killarney. Use day tours for the big sights11 visitors
From visitors' trip reports
- Book day tours via GetYourGuide from Killarney (Gap of Dunloe, Dingle, Ring of Kerry) and Galway (Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands). · TripAdvisor, 2023
- Book a full-day guided tour for Connemara, Kylemore Abbey and Killary Harbour, since public transport barely serves them. · Blog, 2025
- Reaching Dingle by transit takes most of a day, so base in Killarney and take a guided day trip to Dingle. · Rick Steves forum
- Base in Dublin, Killarney and Galway and use day trips; Belfast works as a day trip by train. · Fodor's, 2017
11 visitors here; showing 4 of the 7 who gave detail.
Dublin · Galway · Dingle · Killarney · Belfast · Kilkenny · Cork · Doolin · Causeway Coast · Ennis · Kenmare · Kinsale
Dublin
Recommended: needs 4 visitors looking back (3 so far). Stayed in Dublin? Tell us what was ideal
What visitors stayed: most often 2 nights · 64 trips
Looking back: 2 said too long, 1 said about right, none too short.
Galway
Recommended: 2–3 nights · 8 visitors looking back
What visitors stayed: most often 1 night · 56 trips
Looking back: 8 said too short, none too long.
Dingle
Recommended: 2–3 nights · 4 visitors looking back
What visitors stayed: most often 2 nights · 35 trips
Looking back: 3 said too long, 1 said too short.
Killarney
Recommended: 4–5 nights · 4 visitors looking back
What visitors stayed: most often 2 nights · 30 trips
Looking back: 3 said too short, 1 said about right, none too long.
Belfast
Recommended: needs 4 visitors looking back (2 so far). Stayed in Belfast? Tell us what was ideal
What visitors stayed: most often 1 night · 16 trips
Looking back: 2 said too short, none too long.
Kilkenny
Recommended: 2 nights · 4 visitors looking back
What visitors stayed: most often 1 night · 16 trips
Looking back: 4 said too short, none too long.
Cork
Recommended: needs 4 visitors looking back (1 so far). Stayed in Cork? Tell us what was ideal
What visitors stayed: most often 1 night · 14 trips
Looking back: 1 said too short, none too long.
Doolin
Recommended: needs 4 visitors looking back (1 so far). Stayed in Doolin? Tell us what was ideal
What visitors stayed: most often 1 or 2 nights · 13 trips
Looking back: 1 said about right.
Causeway Coast
Recommended: needs 4 visitors looking back (0 so far). Stayed in Causeway Coast? Tell us what was ideal
What visitors stayed: most often 1 or 2 nights · 9 trips
Ennis
Recommended: needs 4 visitors looking back (0 so far). Stayed in Ennis? Tell us what was ideal
What visitors stayed: most often 1 night · 9 trips
Kenmare
Recommended: needs 4 visitors looking back (0 so far). Stayed in Kenmare? Tell us what was ideal
What visitors stayed: most often 1 night · 9 trips
Kinsale
Recommended: needs 4 visitors looking back (1 so far). Stayed in Kinsale? Tell us what was ideal
What visitors stayed: most often 2 nights · 9 trips
Looking back: 1 said too short, none too long.
Recommended is the middle answer of what visitors said would have been ideal: the number they gave, or one night more if they said their stay was too short, one less if too long. The looking-back counts are the same visitors. Places show once at least 8 trips said how long they stayed; some nights were worked out from the dates in a trip report. Stayed somewhere? Add your trip and tell us what was ideal. For whole itineraries see Routes.