Best 5-day Ireland trips and itineraries

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Five days in Ireland work well for focused itineraries that balance driving with time on the ground.

You can combine Dublin’s city streets and historic sites with the west coast, using Galway as a base for Connemara, the Burren, and the Cliffs of Moher.

A Wild Atlantic Way route can link small coastal villages, traditional pubs, and short cliff walks.

A slower trip can add Kilkenny or the Wicklow Mountains for medieval streets, valley hikes, and calmer overnight stops. A tighter Atlantic route can keep the focus on coastal scenery, viewpoints, and flexible self-drive days.

This collection highlights realistic 5-day options, helping you match routes, regions, and daily pace to how you like to travel.

These Ireland itineraries are created by local Ireland travel experts, not taken from fixed packages.

Each trip is an example you can customise. You can change the route, swap stops, or adjust the pace to suit how you like to travel.

Other durations: 8 days