What's the best route to Kilkee? FROM DUBLIN

Tea drinker

If you were going to Kilkee - what way would you go? Athlone or Limerick side?

EDIT yes I'm starting in Dublin of course

Cosmo K

Limerick. Then the ferry across the Shannon (bit pricey, but nice).

busman

Tea drinker wrote: »

If you were going to Kilkee - what way would you go? Athlone or Limerick side?

Would it not depend on where you starting from ?
;-)

landcruiserfj62

Depends where your coming from tbh

peasant

busman wrote: »

Would it not depend on where you starting from ?
;-)

indeedy

I'd go via Galway and Ennistymon

ronnie3585

peasant wrote: »

I'd go via Galway and Ennistymon

You're mad!

The Belfast route is much quicker.

plissken

Tea drinker wrote: »

If you were going to Kilkee - what way would you go? ?

by helicopter

Hotwheels

If I was going I'd make sure to take in Ballyallaban and Corkscrew hills...Then again I'd be taking the longway round

Tea drinker

Edit to show yes, I'm starting from Dublin....:o

Rowley Birkin QC

DanGerMus

Well depends what you want. Quickest i'd guess would be Dublin-Limerick-Ennis-killkee just follow the signs. You could lose some time in Limerick depending on traffic (4-6.30 mon-fri)

For scenery and a nice drive i'd go Galway then go through the Burren and take the Coast Road.

Tea drinker

Thanks guys I'll probably go by Limerick so - ciao!

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I know one or two shortcuts which will save you some time depending on the time of day,saves you going through Limerick City

bazz26

What day of the week and time are you planning on making this journey?

The reason I ask is that if you take the Limerick route you have to go from one side of the city to the other to get to Ennis. Hitting this during peak time is a nightmare.

The good news is that Ennis have been bypassed these days so it is all dual carriageway from Limerick to Ennis. Take the exit for Ennis but stay on the carriageway for the Kilrush/Kilkee road, this will bypass most of Ennis town. Just be aware the road from Ennis to Kilkee is really crap.

Might be best to go from Dublin to Galway and then on around Ennis. The AA route planner tends to agree with me.

tfitzgerald

dublin to limerick use the bypass in limerick then on to ennis left in ennis for kilkee **** just do what bazz26 said he/she is spot on

L-M

tfitzgerald wrote: »

dublin to limerick use the bypass in limerick then on to ennis left in ennis for kilkee **** just do what bazz26 said he/she is spot on

You can by pass Limerick to the Ennis side? Thought that's what we were waiting for our tunnel for.

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bazz26 wrote: »

What day of the week and time are you planning on making this journey?

The reason I ask is that if you take the Limerick route you have to go from one side of the city to the other to get to Ennis. Hitting this during peak time is a nightmare.

The good news is that Ennis have been bypassed these days so it is all dual carriageway from Limerick to Ennis. Take the exit for Ennis but stay on the carriageway for the Kilrush/Kilkee road, this will bypass most of Ennis town. Just be aware the road from Ennis to Kilkee is really crap.

Might be best to go from Dublin to Galway and then on around Ennis. The AA route planner tends to agree with me.

He could just turn off in birdhill,thats the way i usually go if its peak time and I need to get to the ennis side of town.

L-M

jackncoke wrote: »

He could just turn off in birdhill,thats the way i usually go if its peak time and I need to get to the ennis side of town.

Awkward roads out the back to get onto the dual carrage way.

Cool Mo D

If you're gonna hit Limerick at rush hour, you'd be better off driving Dublin-Loughrea, which is mostly motorway now, then Loughrea to Gort, then Ennis, then out to Kilkee.

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Limerick man wrote: »

Awkward roads out the back to get onto the dual carrage way.

FUN roads out the back to get onto the dual carrage way

L-M

jackncoke wrote: »

FUN roads out the back to get onto the dual carrage way

Fun roads they are:D, but a bit of a pain if you don't know them

tfitzgerald

Limerick man wrote: »

You can by pass Limerick to the Ennis side? Thought that's what we were waiting for our tunnel for.

take the bypass at the dublin rd near finnegans pub turn off at the raheen exit down to the dock rd and left over the shannon bridge out to ennis there you are limk by passed

testicle

tfitzgerald wrote: »

take the bypass at the dublin rd near finnegans pub turn off at the raheen exit down to the dock rd and left over the shannon bridge out to ennis there you are limk by passed

By going 200 yds from the city centre, along one of its busiest arteries ???

L-M

tfitzgerald wrote: »

take the bypass at the dublin rd near finnegans pub turn off at the raheen exit down to the dock rd and left over the shannon bridge out to ennis there you are limk by passed

Yes, but you'd hardly call that a bypass. Either way your going to get caught in traffic. If you cut off at the Maldron, you are going to involve yourself in the whole town, at Raheen you have part of the town, Crescent etc, and you have the Father russel road, onto the dock road, then another 5 mile to the dual carrage. Bypass me arse:P

NewApproach

I live in ennis, when going to dublin i usually go by loughrea/athlone, with the motorway I find its much quicker now.

If you decide to go the limerick road, turn off in birdhill, and go by o briens bridge, join up with the tulla rd into ennis. Going through limerick is annoying even when the traffic isnt that bad.

DanGerMus

Going by Obriens bridge is only worth it if it's peak traffic in limerick and you already know the road. Easy enough to take a wrong turn and some of the roads have gotten very very bad recently. I went that way 2 weeks ago on my way home and i was shocked at some of it, road was half washed away in one part.

tfitzgerald

testicle wrote: »

By going 200 yds from the city centre, along one of its busiest arteries ???

yes its the dock road in limerick inbound not the m50 in dublin