Ring of Kerry Guides - Departures, Direction and the Verdict
Whether to leave from Killarney or Cork, why every coach goes anticlockwise and which side to sit on, and whether the day is worth taking at all.
Driving It Yourself, from Cork
About 350 km round trip and a full day at the wheel. Whether it is a difficult drive, what Americans should know, and why the popular direction advice fights the council.
Read guide →Is the Ring of Kerry Worth It?
Worth a full day for the coast road and Moll's Gap. But if you have a car, or a preference for Dingle, the honest answer changes.
Read guide →Clockwise or Anticlockwise?
Coaches run it anticlockwise and the council asks drivers to as well. Sit on the right for the sea — the widely repeated left belongs to the Dingle tour.
Read guide →Staying in Killarney? See the from-Killarney tour →