Getting Here

Getting to Kildare couldn't be easier. The region is served by several major motorways, and rail-lines. We are also close to Dublin International Airport as well as several regional airports. To see a map of the region please click here.

 

Travel notes

AIR: The nearest international airport is Dublin but Ireland has many regional airports, most of which offer international flights.

SEA: The nearest ferry ports are Dun Laoghaire and Dublin Port. Ferries also arrive at Rosslare (Co. Wexford) and Cork.
www.stenaline.ie, www.irishferries.com, www.brittany-ferries.com

RAIL: The area is well served by trains from all parts of Ireland.
www.irishrail.ie

Driving Distances to Kildare

Dublin: 47 km/29 miles
Dublin Airport: 60 km/38 miles
Shannon International Airport: 175 km/109 miles
Belfast: 214 km/133 miles
Belfast International Airport: 224 km/139 miles
Cork: 208 km/129 miles
Rosslare: 129 km/80 miles

Tourist Information Offices in the region:

Kildare Town Heritage Centre, Market House, Kildare, Co Kildare, Tel: +353 (0) 45 530672
Kildare Village Tourist Information Centre, Nurney Road, Kildare, Co Kildare, Tel: +353 (0) 45 520501
Tourist Information Office, Lyster Square, Portlaoise, Co Laois, Tel: +353 (0) 57 8621178
Blessington Tourist Information Office, The Square, Blessington, Co Wicklow, Tel: +353 (0) 45 865850
Tourist Information Offices outside Ireland: For the nearest Tourism Ireland information office to you, click onto www.discoverireland.com and select your home country.