We stopped mainly at small hotels or apartments during our little tour.. I should leave probably half a day or more for the journey from Dublin to Dingle. It probably depends a lot on the time of day and the day of the week and chatting takes time. Some of the country roads are pretty narrow and curvy especially beyond Tralee. Some pubs have rooms to let. We stayed in Tralee and visited Dingle on a day out. If your at or near the airport in Dublin I think I might try to fly to Kerry, but if you already have a car and are elsewhere in Dublin that would change things a bit.. Rail and coach is pretty slow to Tralee but across to Limerick is faster. We drove from Wexford to Tralee leaving at about 9am and arrived in Tralee late afternoon but we stopped off for coffee in Waterford and for lunch somewhere else, tea in Killarney, and there were quite a lot of stops for photos and just to admire the view. Things tend to take longer than they really need if you are on vacation and soaking up the atmosphere.. It was also during late June.. No real answers really as there are too many variables Have a good trip Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "C Port" <cport@bigpond.net.au> To: "'Michael Shergold'" <michaelshergold@btconnect.com> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 4:36 AM Subject: RE: [IRL-KERRY] Trip to Kerry > Hi Michael > > Thanks for all that, although you may have made the choice more > difficult. > > I am travelling with my Dad, and he can't wait to get to the Irish pubs > for > chats etc. However, we haven't got all that much time. > > Do the local Irish pubs have rooms to rent. He'd love that. > > Thanks again > > Cheers > > Tina > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Shergold [mailto:michaelshergold@btconnect.com] > Sent: Sunday, 23 September 2007 4:45 PM > To: C Port > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Trip to Kerry > > Wow! > Not many clues here.. How long is a piece of string? > > Car, train, bus, plane or donkeycart? Or even hitch hike! > You could fly to Kerry and rent a car there? > Or there's even coach services > You could take train to Tralee (long time) > You could drive non-stop, but in Ireland that's unlikely and any stops > end > up in chats, and pubs, and meals, and......... > > Almost every other house in Kerry is a 'Bed and Breakfast' but you might > only like International Hotels? Out of season, and most other times, > there are always vacancies, but if you want a bed ready and you are > arriving somewhere late it's probably best to call ahead. > > Have fun and enjoy your trip. I did.. > Michael > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C Port" <cport@bigpond.net.au> > To: <irl-kerry-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 5:33 AM > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Trip to Kerry > > >> Hi >> >> >> >> I am in the early stages of planning a trip to Ireland. Wondering if >> anyone >> can give me an idea on how long it takes to get from Dublin to Dingle. >> >> Whether it's best to prebook accommodation or whether there is plenty to >> choose from once there. >> >> >> >> Any help gratefully accepted. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> Tina >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > > >