County Clare is a maritime county lying halfway along the Mid West of Ireland.  The county is bordered by the Atlantic to the west, the Shannon to the south and Lough Derg on the east. The county border commences just east of the city of Limerick and runs in a north westerly direction to Galway Bay just north of the town of Gort. Neighbouring counties are Tipperary, Limerick, Kerry and Galway.

By air

Shannon International Airport is only 20 minutes drive from Ennis. The airport, which positions itself as the gateway to the west of Ireland, continues to serve the majority of its business on transatlantic routes. The airport is excellently served by a wide range of airports from the UK, Continental Europe and the US and even Dublin. Check out Shannon Airport for more detailed information.

By rail

Ennis can be reached by rail from Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Limerick. Visit the Irish Rail website  for detailed timetables and fares or you can  alternatively ring the Ennis Railway Station on +353 65 6840444.

By bus

Regular buses serve Ennis from Shannon Airport, Galway, Limerick, Cork and Dublin. See: Bus Eireann  for more information on which route best suits you.

Clare Accessible Transport runs a community transport group, which operates a travel demand centre that operates a fleet of four low floor accessible buses throughout East Clare and other parts of County Clare. Click here for more information or alternatively you can ring +353 61 924375.

By road

Most parts of County Clare are accessible through national roads marked "N" on roadmaps e.g. "N85". Smaller country roads are denoted with the letter "R". Other roads or tracks may be prefixed with the letter "L"- these roads are usually extremely narrow and usually not marked.

Visit AA Road Planner  to view online maps of the routes to and around  County Clare.

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