Driving directions from Belfast, Drogheda, Dublin
- Skirt around Dublin on the M50 and take EXIT 7 to the N4
- Take N4 road signed Galway, The West
- Continue onto Motorway M4 signed Sligo or Galway and stay on M4 for 45 kilometers
- Leave M4 at Junction 11 signed Galway
- Continue onto M6 signed Galway
- Stay on this motorway for approximately 136 kilometers
- Take EXIT 18 signed for M18 Limerick
- Stay on M18 for approximately 27 kilometers
- Take Exit 16 signed Gort
- At roundabout, follow sign for Gort
- Drive into Gort for 1/2 kilometers
- Take right at main square (opposite AIB bank beside white statue) signed Corofin R460
- After 1/2 kilometers, take right turn signed Kinvara (opposite SuperValue Supermarket)
- After 1.6 kilometers, take right turn signed Kinvara L4519. Be careful. Some people miss this turn. You should have measured 1.6 kilometers from SuperValue Supermarket, and after bad bend to left, this turn is next on right after the bend, and road dips down
- If the road is closed due to flooding, please continue on for a further 1.1 kilometers, take a right signed Gort Golf club. Continue past the Golf Club and take a right at the T junction at the end. After 50 meters, take the left alongside Tirnevin church. Skip next line in directions
- After 2.6 kilometers, take right alongside Tirnevin church signed Kinvara
- After 2.2 kilometers, reach a fork with 2 signs. The right fork is signed Kinvara and the left fork has a sign Burren Yoga. You need to ignore two unmarked left turns before this fork with the signs
- Take the left fork signed Burren Yoga
- Follow road for approximately 3 kilometers, straight through cross roads
- The house is 1 kilometers after cross roads on LHS
- Drive in over cattle grid
- Take the immediate left marked Car Park and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily
Driving directions from South or South East - Limerick, Cork Wexford - or close to M7
- If coming along M7, at Junction 30, continue ahead onto N18 signed Shannon, Galway
- Continue on N18 signposted Galway which will become the M18, and skip first line of directions below
- Go via Limerick and drive to Gort on the M18
- From M18 motorway, take Exit 16 signed Gort
- At roundabout(s), follow sign for Gort
- Drive into Gort 1/2 kilometers and take right at main square (opposite AIB bank beside white statue) signed Corofin R460
- After 1/2 kilometers, take right turn signed Kinvara (opposite SuperValue Supermarket)
- After 1.6 kilometers, take right turn signed Kinvara L4519. Be careful. Some people miss this turn. You should have measured 1.6 kilometers from SuperValue Supermarket, and after bad bend to left, this turn is next on right after the bend, and road dips down
- If the road is closed due to flooding, please continue on for a further 1.1 kilometers, take a right signed Gort Golf club. Continue past the Golf Club and take a right at the T junction at the end. After 50 meters, take the left alongside Tirnevin church. Skip next line in directions
- After 2.6 kilometers, take right alongside Tirnevin church signed Kinvara
- After 2.2 kilometers, reach a fork with 2 signs. The right fork is signed Kinvara and the left fork has a sign Burren Yoga. You need to ignore two unmarked left turns before this fork with the signs
- Take the left fork signed Burren Yoga
- Follow road for approximately 3 kilometers, straight through cross roads
- The house is 1 kilometers after cross roads on LHS
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked Car Park and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily
Driving directions from North-West - Donegal, Sligo, Galway
- Please note, if you are travelling via Tuam, do not follow these directions and instead follow the next directions from Tuam
- Go via Galway and take old Limerick road N18 out of Galway (Ignore M6), and stay on Limerick road
- Pass through Clarinbridge village, and then come into Kilcolgan village
- In Kilcolgan, pass petrol station on RHS
- Take next right turn signposted Kinvara
- Follow road for approximately 10 kilometers into Kinvara
- In Kinvara, take first left (at Sextons Downtown pub)
- Immediately take right fork Signed Burren Yoga
- After 2.7 kilometers, go straight through crooked cross roads
- 0.5 kilometers past the crooked cross roads, take right turn signed Burren Yoga
- Follow narrow twisty winding road for 3.2 kilometers
- At crossroads, take right signed Burren Yoga
- Continue on 1 kilometer
- Centre is on left about 300 meters before T junction
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked Car Park and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily
Driving directions from North-West - via Tuam
- Please note, if you are travelling from Galway city, do not follow these directions and instead follow the directions from Galway
- From Tuam, take the M18 motorway direction Limerick
- Stay on the M18 motorway as far as Exit 16
- From M18 Motorway, take Exit 16 signed Gort
- At roundabout(s), follow sign for Gort
- Drive into Gort 1/2 kilometers and take right at main square (opposite AIB bank beside white statue) signed Corofin R460
- After 1/2 kilometers, take right turn signed Kinvara (opposite SuperValue Supermarket)
- After 1.6 kilometers, take right turn signed Kinvara L4519. Be careful. Some people miss this turn. You should have measured 1.6 kilometers from SuperValue Supermarket, and after bad bend to left, this turn is next on right after the bend, and road dips down
- If the road is closed due to flooding, please continue on for a further 1.1 kilometers, take a right signed Gort Golf club. Continue past the Golf Club and take a right at the T junction at the end. After 50 meters, take the left alongside Tirnevin church. Skip next line in directions
- After 2.6 kilometers, take right alongside Tirnevin church signed Kinvara
- After 2.2 kilometers, reach a fork with 2 signs. The right fork is signed Kinvara and the left fork has a sign Burren Yoga. You need to ignore two unmarked left turns before this fork with the signs
- Take the left fork signed Burren Yoga
- Follow road for approximately 3 kilometers, straight through cross roads.
- The house is 1 kilometers after cross roads on LHS
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked Car Park and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily
Driving directions from Ballyvaughan
- From Ballyvaughan, take Galway road
- After approximately 7 kilometers, you see the sea on your left and sign Bell Harbour
- Take right turn at Bell Harbour (shortcut over hills)
- After 1 kilometer, take left at T junction
- Continue on road for approximately 5 kilometers
- Come down steep hill (Abbey hill) and take sharp right just before the T junction at the bottom of the hill
- This sharp right turn takes you onto the New Line
- Continue for approximately 5 kilometers (straight through cross roads which has left turn to Kinvara)
- Approximately 1.5 kilometers after this cross roads, take left turn towards Gort. Sign for Burren Yoga
- House is 3rd house on right
Driving directions from Corofin, Kilfenora
- From Corofin, take road towards Gort
- Continue for approximately 18 kilometers until you see Lough Bunny lake on the left hand side
- Just past Lough Bunny lake, take left at cross roads (straight would be Gort)
- Continue 7.9 kilometers
- Take right turn signed Burren Yoga
- Burren Yoga is 3rd House on the right hand side
Driving directions from Gort
- From main square in Gort, take Corofin road opposite AIB bank
- After 1/2 kilometers, take right signed Kinvara (opposite SuperValue Supermarket)
- After 1.6 kilometers, take right turn signed Kinvara. Be careful. Some people miss this turn. You should have measured 1.6 kilometers from SuperValue Supermarket, and after bad bend to left, this turn is next on right after the bend, and road dips down
- If the road is closed due to flooding, please continue on for a further 1.1 kilometers, take a right signed Gort Golf club. Continue past the Golf Club and take a right at the T junction at the end. After 50 meters, take the left alongside Tirnevin church. Skip next line in directions
- After 2.5 kilometers, take right alongside Tirnevin church signed Kinvara
- After 2.2 kilometers, reach a fork with 2 signs. The right fork is signed Kinvara and the left fork has a sign Burren Yoga. You need to ignore two unmarked left turns before this fork with the signs
- Take the left fork signed Burren Yoga
- Follow road for approximately 3 kilometers, straight through cross roads
- The house is 1 kilometer after cross roads on LHS
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked Car Park and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily
Driving directions from Crusheen
- Take this road if you are confident on back roads (only 8 kilometers shorter) so you are advised to stay on new M18 to Gort
- Please measure the distance below which is written in bold
- From M18, Exit 15 and go through Crusheen village
- 1 mile past Crusheen, take first left turn signed Boston
- Continue on that road (through a few crooked cross roads) for 16.6 kilometers
- and take right turn signed Burren Yoga
- Burren Yoga is 3rd house on the right hand side
Driving directions from Kinvara
- Drive into Kinvara from Galway direction
- In Kinvara, take first left (at Sextons Downtown pub)
- Immediately take right fork Signed Burren Yoga
- After 2.7 kilometers, go straight through crooked cross roads
- 0.5 kilometers past the crooked cross roads, take right turn signed Burren Yoga
- Follow narrow twisty winding road for 3.2 kilometers
- At crossroads, take right signed Burren Yoga
- Continue on 1 kilometers
- Centre is on left about 300 meters before T junction
- Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked Car Park and please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily
Driving directions from Cliffs of Moher
- The shortest way from the Cliffs of Moher to the center is to take the shortcut across country via Lisdoonvarna, Kilfenore, Corofin.
- Then follow the directions above from Corofin
- The most scenic drive from the Cliffs of Moher is to take the coast road which has beautiful views of the Burren hills as they plunge into the Atlantic, and you will get to see the Aran Islands, Fanore beach and also Galway bay as you drive along the sea shore
- From the Cliffs of Moher, drive towards Lisdoonvarna direction and follow signs for either Coast Road or Ballyvaughan
- Then follow the directions above from Ballyvaughan
Arrival by car
You may like to hire a car for your stay. This gives you the freedom to explore the Burren and the rest of Ireland if you wish. Most of the locations you visit are between 10 and 30 minutes drive from the center. They usually take turns in driving, so that the same people are not driving all the time.
Usually on all courses there are enough people in cars to give lifts to those who dont have a car. If there are not enough cars on any particular course (which has happened twice over 7 years), they go on local walks around the center, and up into the hills at the back of the center.
So having a car gives you independence and freedom to go where you want, but it is also fine if you wish to arrive by taxi. There are a number of car hire companies and it is best to get a quote from a number of companies if you are looking for the cheapest deal. Also be aware of any hidden rental car fees that may affect the total price of your reservation.
Arrival by airplane
Please arrange your flight to arrive at Shannon Airport (SNN), Cork Airport (ORK), Dublin Airport (DUB), Kerry Airport (Farranfore Airport) (KIR), or Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC).
New routes are being introduced all the time, especially by companies such as ryanair, flybe, easyjet, aer arann, and others. The information below may not be the latest story.
Arrival by bus
In Ireland, the bus is faster than the train, the bus is much cheaper, and there are many more bus times to choose from especially for your return journey. Recommended bus companies (faster, cheaper, toilets on board) are Go-Bus, Citylink, Air Coach, or Bus Eireann.
Do not take a bus to Kinvara. The Burren Yoga Retreat is 5 miles from Kinvara. There is only 1 taxi driver in Kinvara, and he often has his phone turned off, so it is possible to get stranded in Kinvara.
From Dublin airport, it's a 30-minute bus journey outside the city. It is recommended to take the bus direct from Dublin airport to Galway city rather than travelling in to Dublin city. From Dublin city, Go-Bus and Citylink are faster and have toilets on-board and Wi-Fi.
From Shannon airport and Galway city, if your flight arrives very early, it is recommended that you take the Bus Eireann number 51 bus direct to Galway city and to spend the day there. The Bus Eireann to number 51 Bus from Shannon airport to Gort costs approximately 5 EUR. Taxi from Gort to Burren Yoga costs approximately 18 EUR.
From Cork or Limerick, take the Bus Eireann to number 51 bus as far as Gort.
Arrival by train
Although the train is slower, and more expensive, and much fewer times to choose from than the bus, some people prefer to travel by Irish Rail Train.
From Dublin, take the Galway train as far as Athenry, and then change trains. From Athenry, take the Limerick train as far as Gort. Taxi from Gort to Burren Yoga costs approximately 18 EUR.
Note: Bus is faster, cheaper (18 EUR) and more times to choose from than train.
Arrival by taxi
Please book your taxi directly yourself and do not involve the center with your taxi arrangements. The taxi company will know whether others are flying in close to your time, and they will arrange you to share the taxi.
Make sure you tell the taxi you will be travelling to the Burren Yoga and Meditation Centre. A taxi from Gort to Burren Yoga costs approximately 18 EUR. Make sure to phone the taxi at least 30 minutes before you arrive into Gort and tell them what time your bus / train will arrive there, as depending on how busy they are, sometimes they can be very slow in responding.
There are only 2 taxis which operate from Kinvara, and they are not always available. For that reason, you are advised not to take a bus to Kinvara unless you phone Tom or James beforehand, but better to take a bus to Gort.
When booking your taxi, please give visa card or master card details. Please note the taxi company will charge you the normal rate if you fail to give at least 24 hours notification of any changes to your arranged pickup.
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