Planning a Trip

Getting There

Several airlines serve Knock International Airport, Charlestown, County Mayo (tel. 094/906-7222; www.knockairport.com). From Dublin you can fly to Knock on Aer Arann (tel. 01/814-5240; www.aerarann.ie). Ryanair (tel. 0818/303-303; www.ryanair.com) serves Knock from London's Stansted and Luton airports, and bmi baby (tel. 1890/340-122 in Ireland; www.bmibaby.com) serves Knock from Manchester and Birmingham.

Irish Rail and Bus Éireann (tel. 096/21011; www.buseireann.ie) provide daily service from Dublin and other cities into Ballina, Westport, and Castlebar, with bus connections into smaller towns. There is also express service from Galway into most Mayo towns.

From Dublin and points east, the main N5 road leads to many points in County Mayo; from Galway, take N84 or N17. From Sligo and points north, take N17 or N59. To get around County Mayo, it's best to rent a car. Three firms with outlets at Knock International Airport are Casey Auto Rentals, Ltd. (tel. 094/932-4618; www.caseycar.com), Europcar (tel. 094/936-7221; www.europcar.ie), and National Car Rental (tel. 094/936-7252; www.carhire.ie).

Visitor Information

For year-round information, visit or contact the Westport Tourist Office, The Mall, Westport (tel. 098/25711; http://westport.mayo-ireland.ie). It's open September through May, Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5:45pm, and June through August, Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm.

The Knock Airport Tourist Office (tel. 094/936-7247) is open June to September at times coinciding with flight arrivals.

Seasonal tourist offices, open from May or June to September or October, are the Ballina Tourist Office, Cathedral Road, Ballina, County Mayo (tel. 096/70848); Castlebar Tourist Office, Linenhall Street, Castlebar, County Mayo (tel. 094/902-1207); Knock Village Tourist Office, Knock (tel. 094/938-8193); Cong Village Tourist Office (tel. 094/954-6542); Achill Tourist Office, Achill Sound (tel. 098/45384); and Newport Tourist Office (tel. 098/41895).