Itinerary input
Hi everyone! This is super far in advance but My boyfriend & I will be going to Ireland (road tripping) for a week in May 2027, flying from Canada to Dublin, landing around 10:30am (we don’t have exact dates yet but planning for end of May into beginning of June), and then heading to London & Paris for 3 nights each (flying out of CDG). We will be renting a car. This will be both of our first times visiting Ireland & my first time visiting Europe in general. The road trip in Ireland will be the main event of the trip. We are planning to prioritize hiking & sightseeing. I would like some input into our itinerary to know if we have enough time allocated. We plan for a two week trip with one week dedicated to Ireland!
Route: Canada to Dublin, drive to Galway drive to Dingle flight London train to Paris flight to Canada
Flights: Direct
DAYS 1–7: IRELAND ROAD TRIP
Day 1: Fly to Dublin
Direct flight: aprox 9 hours overnight
10:50 am (arrival)
Day 2: Arrive in Dublin
Activities
Walk city centre
Trinity College Dublin
Food & Drink
Dinner: The Winding Stair
Pub: The Cobblestone
Day 3: Dublin Highlights
Activities
Guinness Storehouse (~2 hrs)
St. Stephen’s Green
Grafton Street
Food
Breakfast: Brother Hubbard
Pub: Grogan’s Castle Lounge
Day 4: Dublin to Wicklow stay in Galway
Drive
Dublin to Glendalough
Hike: Upper Lake Loop
Stop: Avoca Handweavers
Drive to Galway:
Dinner
Ard Bia at Nimmos
Day 5: Connemara Day Trip
Connemara National Park: 1.5 hrs
Hike: Diamond Hill
Kylemore Abbey
Food & Pub
Dinner: Kai Restaurant
Pub: The Crane Bar
Day 6: Galway to the Cliffs, stay in Dingle
Galway to Cliffs of Moher
Walk cliffs
Lunch
Gus O'Connor's Pub
Continue to Dingle
Day 7: Dingle Peninsula
Slea Head Drive
Stops / Walks:
Dunquin Pier
Coumeenoole Beach
Food & Pub
Lunch: Fish Box
Dinner: Out of the Blue
Pub: Dick Mack's Pub
Day 8: Dingle to Killarney to Dublin off to London
Drive from Dingle to Killarney National Park
Stop: Torc Waterfall
To Dublin
Flight: Dublin to London (unsure which airport)
DAYS 9–11: LONDON
Day 9: Arrival + Landmarks
Airport into city
Walk
Big Ben
Thames River
London Eye area
Day 10: Food + Neighbourhoods
Food
Coffee: Monmouth Coffee Company
Lunch: Borough Market
Dinner: Dishoom
Explore
Notting Hill
Covent Garden
Day 11: Flexible Day
Options
Oxford day trip (1 hr train each way)
OR more London exploring
Dinner
Flat Iron
Pub
The Churchill Arms
DAYS 12–14: PARIS
Day 12: London to Paris
Train (Eurostar?)
Food
Bakery: Du Pain et des Idées
Dîner: Le Comptoir du Relais
Day 13: Paris Highlights
Activities
Louvre Museum
Montmartre
Café
Café de Flore
Evening
Seine picnic (wine + cheese)
Day 14: Versailles Day Trip
Train
Paris to Palace of Versailles
Rent bikes in the gardens
Day 15: Fly Home
Paris (CDG) to Canada (direct)