GETTING TO VALENTIA ISLAND

Valentia Island is located in the beautiful county of Kerry in the southwest of Ireland. Valentia Island can be reached from the mainland via the bridge in Portmagee and in the summer months via the ferry from Reenard Point to Knightstown. But first things first ....

There are numerous flight connections to Dublin Airport. between Dublin and Valentia Island is approx. 400 kilometers.

From Dublin there is a flight connection to
Kerry Airport, approx. 82 kilometers from Valentia Island.

Cork Airport is approx. 170 kilometers away from Valentia Island and offers connections to various locations in Europe.

The same applies to Shannon Airport, approx. 200 kilometers away.

From the respective airports, you can continue to Valentia Island with a rental car.

There are some car hire websites where you can book directly, as well as comparison portals for car rentals.

Please remember that there is left-hand traffic in Ireland.

Transfer from the airport to the holiday home with a minibus is also possible, but you have to keep in mind that there is no or only very limited public transport available, without a vehicle you are very limited here.

Travelling to Valentia Island with your own car? This is possible with direct routes from France. The following connections are currently available:
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• Dunkirk - Rosslare
• Cherbourg - Rosslare
• Le Havre - Rosslare
• Roscoff - Cork

It is also possible to travel via the so-called Landbridge, from Holland or France to Great Britain (e.g. Harwich or Dover), continuing on to Wales, where you cross from Pembroke or Fishguard to Rosslare on the south-east coast of Ireland in county Wesford.

And now the weather ...

As they say here ... "four seasons in one day" ... well, it can happen, but rather rarely
In any case, the motto is to be prepared for all eventualities.

We get our weather forecast from the website
https://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/valencia_island
 It is usually quite accurate, but of course no guarantees