Travel to Achill

Achill is located on the west coast of Ireland, in County Mayo. Achill Island itself is connected to the Curraun Peninsula by a bridge at Achill Sound.

• Map of Achill
• Map of Mayo

The nearest towns to Achill are Castlebar and Westport, and both of these towns offer railway stations and bus connections to the rest of Ireland as well as access to the main east-west N5 motorway.

• Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
• Bus Éireann (Bus Services)
• Automobile Association of Ireland

An international airport is located at Knock, about 90 minutes drive from Achill. Further afield, Shannon airport is about 3 hours drive, while Dublin airport is 4-5 hours.

• Ireland West Airport Knock
• Dublin Airport
• Shannon Airport

• Aer Lingus
• British Airways
• Flybe
• RyanAir

The main ferry ports into Ireland are Dublin and Dun Laoghaire (serving Liverpool and Holyhead), Rosslare (serving Cherbough, Fishguard & Pembroke), Belfast (serving Liverpool, Heysham and Stranraer) and Cork (serving Roscoff and Swansea). The main ferry companies are:

• Irish Ferries
• Stena Line
• Isle of Man Steam Packet Co
• SeaCat