Aran Island (Oileáin Árann): how to get there?

After leaving Limerick I headed up north to Galway with aiming to reach the Aran Islands from there. My dear friend Marta spent a summer before in Ireland and recommended me to put it  on my plans.

No! No! No! The bicylce is the best way to move on the island, but not to get there. Let give you some hints about to do it.

My companion on Inishmore.

Quite easy to move around in Ireland with the Bus Éireann (buseireann.ie). So, I took the coach from Limerick to Galway. For the track 25€, which took approx. 1:30 min.

How to get to the Aran Islands from Galway?

First get the ticket for the bus and the ferry. The return ticket for the first costs 7€ and for the latter 25€ from the shop on the Eyre Square. Some hostels sell the ferry tickets as well.

At the harbor in Rossaveal (Ros a. Mhil).

For a one day excursion take the bus leaving at 9:30 from the Queen Street (very close to the Eyre Square) to reach the harbor of Rossaveal (Irish Ros an Mhíl), from where the ferry leaves at 10:30. See the track below. It returns to Rossaveal at 5pm. Once you lose it, you stay on the island.

The way covered by the bus from Galway (Gaillimh) to Rossaveal (Ros an Mhíl).

From the bus is possible to see some of the landscapes of the Connemara (irish Conamara) district.

Harbor at Rossaveal.

From Rossaveal to the harbor in Inishmore (Irish Inis Mór) it takes almost one hour on the Atlantic Ocean. Apparently they do the track more frequently during the summer. Get informed!

The way of the ferry from Rossaveal (Ros an Mhíl) to Inishmore (Inis Mór).

On the ferry and wet all over ...but enjoying.

Depend on the weather it can be quite adventurous trip, like in my case. Lucky me!

I still got to know great people while on the ferry to the islands. Rita and Jeremie were just lovely and invited me to have a coffee at their place. They deserved their own post. See next! :)

Rita and Jeremie on the ferry. Sweet peeps!

So, you guys got enough of instructions. To have a little tast of what expect you on the island check the next post.

Cheers peeps!