Getting to Carrick-on-Shannon
Located at the gateway to the North West, Carrick-on-Shannon is just 2 hours from Dublin city centre, 30mins drive to Sligo.
By Road
Carrick-on-Shannon on the Dublin-Sligo N4 corridor.
- 2 hrs from Dublin City Centre
- 2 hrs from Galway
- 30 mins from the Sligo town and the stunning coastline of the Wild Atlantic Way
By Rail
Carrick-on-Shannon is serviced by Irish Rail on the Dublin Connolly to Sligo InterCity route.
Services run from morning to evening both ways, on average about every 2 hrs.
The train station is on the Roscommon side of the town, just a 10min walk to the town center, but in wet weather or with heavy bags you may prefer to take one of the local taxis you’ll find at the station on arrival.
By Bus
Carrick-on-Shannon is serviced by Bus Eireann (Ireland’s national bus service) between Sligo and Dublin as well as the Expressway service to Dublin Airport.
Carrick is also serviced by Local Link routes in both the Leitrim and Roscommon networks:
By Air
Carrick-on-Shannon boasts a central location with access to following airports:
Ireland West International, Knock (1 hr by road)
www.knockairport.com
Dublin International Airport (2 hrs by road)
www.dublinairport.com
Sligo International Airport (30 mins by road)
www.sligoairport.com
