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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Killarney","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A small, busy town on the edge of Ireland's first national park, with lakes, mountains and a waterfall within cycling distance. Touristy in July, superb in May, and the base for the Ring of Kerry.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304372","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1932 | Ireland's first national park\r\n1,038 m | Carrauntoohil, highest in Ireland\r\n179 km | The Ring of Kerry","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A tourist town next to a national park","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Killarney has been welcoming visitors since the eighteenth century, and it shows. The town is full of pubs, B&Bs and horse-drawn jaunting cars, and in July and August it is very busy.\r\n\r\nThe reason is on its doorstep. Killarney National Park, the first national park in Ireland, starts at the edge of town: three lakes, old oak woods, a herd of native red deer, and the MacGillycuddy's Reeks behind them, including Carrauntoohil, the highest mountain in the country.\r\n\r\nThe town is also the base for the Ring of Kerry, the Gap of Dunloe and, in summer, the boats to Skellig Michael. Three days is a good stay, and you can see a great deal of it by bike.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Train from Dublin via Mallow, or bus from Cork. Kerry Airport 20 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot in town. A hired bike for the park\r\nLanguage | English\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants if service is not included. Not in pubs\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | Three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The town centre is small and walkable, and the park starts at its edge.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Town centre | First-timers | Pubs, restaurants and B&Bs, with the park a five-minute walk away. | 52.0599 | -9.5044 |  | \nStation area | Arriving and leaving | Next to the bus and train stations, on the edge of the centre. | 52.0590 | -9.5010 |  | \nMuckross Road | Nearer the park | The road south towards Muckross, with guesthouses and the park on one side. | 52.0450 | -9.5050 |  | \nFossa | Lakes and quiet | A village west of town near Lough Leane, towards the Gap of Dunloe. | 52.0710 | -9.5860 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Killarney","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Hire a bike in town and ride into the national park. The road to Muckross House, a Victorian mansion on the lake, is flat, and Torc Waterfall is a short climb beyond it. Ross Castle, a fifteenth-century tower house on Lough Leane, is on the other side of town, and boats leave from it for the lakes.\r\n\r\nThe Gap of Dunloe is the classic day: a narrow mountain pass that you walk or cycle through, then a boat back across the lakes to Ross Castle. It takes most of a day and it is the best thing in the area.\r\n\r\nThe Ring of Kerry, a 179-kilometre loop round the Iveragh peninsula, is best done by car or on a day tour from town. Drive it anticlockwise, as the tour buses do, or you will meet them on the narrow bends.\r\n\r\nFrom mid-May to September, boats leave Portmagee for Skellig Michael, a sixth-century monastery on a rock in the Atlantic. Landings are limited and weather-dependent, so book months ahead and expect cancellations.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Muckross House | Victorian mansion on the lake. Grounds free\r\nGap of Dunloe | Walk or cycle, boat back. A full day\r\nRing of Kerry | 179 km. Drive it anticlockwise\r\nSkellig Michael | Mid-May to September. Book months ahead","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Killarney","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Killarney","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The national park is free, and it is the whole point. You can walk or cycle to Muckross House, Muckross Abbey, Torc Waterfall and Ross Castle without paying anything; only the house interiors charge.\r\n\r\nMuckross Abbey, a fifteenth-century friary with a yew tree growing in its cloister, is free and one of the best-preserved in Ireland.\r\n\r\nThe walk to the waterfall and along the lake shore is free, and so is the Kerry Way, the long-distance path that passes close to town.\r\n\r\nTrad music in the town's pubs is free most nights in summer.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The national park | Free, and on the doorstep\r\nMuckross Abbey | A fifteenth-century friary, free\r\nTorc Waterfall | A short walk from the road\r\nTrad nights | Most pubs in summer","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Killarney","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Killarney","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Killarney is a tourist town and prices reflect it, but the food is good. Kerry lamb, seafood from the coast and a full Irish for breakfast are the standards.\r\n\r\nPub food is the everyday option, with carvery lunches and stews. A meal in a restaurant is \u20ac20 to \u20ac30; pub food less.\r\n\r\nSupermarkets on the edge of the centre and hostel kitchens are the cheapest way to eat, and a picnic in the park beats most lunches in town.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Kerry lamb | On most menus\r\nPub food | Cheaper than the restaurants\r\nPicnic in the park | The best lunch in Killarney\r\nHostel kitchens | The biggest saving","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Killarney","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Killarney","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Killarney is small but lively, and in summer it has music in the pubs every night. Trad sessions and ballad singers fill the bars along the main streets, mostly for visitors but none the worse for it.\r\n\r\nIt is a pub town rather than a club town. Pubs close around 23:30 during the week and 00:30 at weekends.\r\n\r\nA pint is \u20ac5.50 to \u20ac6.50.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Pubs | Music every night in summer\r\nTrad and ballads | Mostly for visitors, still good\r\nA pint | \u20ac5.50\u20136.50\r\nClosing time | 23:30 weekdays, 00:30 weekends","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Killarney","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Killarney","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The town is small and walkable, and the bus and train stations are next to each other on the edge of the centre.\r\n\r\nTrains run to Dublin, usually with a change at Mallow, and to Cork. Buses go to Cork, Tralee, Dingle and Limerick. Kerry Airport, at Farranfore, is about twenty minutes away.\r\n\r\nThe best way to see the national park is by bike, hired in town. For the Ring of Kerry, the Gap of Dunloe and the Skelligs, either drive or take a day tour from town, which costs \u20ac30 to \u20ac45.\r\n\r\nJaunting cars, the horse-drawn carts that wait at the park entrances, are a tourist ride; agree the price before you get in.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Bike hire | The best way into the park\r\nDay tours | \u20ac30\u201345 for the Ring or the Gap\r\nKerry Airport | About 20 minutes\r\nJaunting cars | Agree the price first","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Killarney","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Killarney costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Killarney is mid-priced. Dorms typically run \u20ac22 to \u20ac35, climbing in July and August.\r\n\r\nA careful day is \u20ac55 to \u20ac70. The costs that add up are tours and car hire, the Skellig boats, which are expensive, and eating out in the town centre.\r\n\r\nThe park is free. Hire a bike instead of a car for the local sights, use the hostel kitchen, and visit in May, June or September.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac22\u201335 by season\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201370\r\nThe park | Free\r\nSkelligs | Expensive. Budget for it","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Killarney","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Killarney","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Killarney is very safe.\r\n\r\nThe risks are outdoors. Carrauntoohil and the MacGillycuddy's Reeks are serious mountains with fast-changing weather and mountain rescues every year; the Devil's Ladder route is loose and dangerous. Go with a guide unless you are experienced.\r\n\r\nOn the roads, the Ring of Kerry is narrow and busy with tour buses in summer. Cyclists share the park roads with jaunting cars and traffic.\r\n\r\nEmergency numbers are 112 or 999.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Mountains | Fast-changing weather. Go guided\r\nRing of Kerry | Narrow roads, tour buses\r\nPark roads | Shared with carts and cars\r\nEmergency | 112 or 999","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Killarney","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Killarney","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The best scenery in Ireland is within a day of Killarney.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Gap of Dunloe | About 20 minutes to the start | Bike, walk or tour, then boat back | A narrow mountain pass between the Reeks and Purple Mountain, then a boat across the three lakes to Ross Castle. |  | 1304459\nRing of Kerry | A full day | Car or day tour | A 179-kilometre loop of the Iveragh peninsula: coast, mountains and villages like Sneem and Portmagee. |  | 1304460\nSkellig Michael | About 1.5 hours to Portmagee, then the boat | Car or tour, then boat | A sixth-century monastery on a rock in the Atlantic, reached by 600 steep steps. Mid-May to September, weather permitting. |  | 1304461\nDingle | About 1.5 hours | Bus via Tralee, or car | A lively harbour town and the Slea Head Drive around the peninsula. |  | 1304462\nKenmare | About 45 minutes | Bus or car | A pretty town at the head of Kenmare Bay, over Moll's Gap. |  | 1304463","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Killarney","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May, June and September are ideal. July and August are very busy, and winter is quiet and wet.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Kerry is mild but wet, and the mountains are much colder and windier than the town.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 10 | 1 | Wet and very quiet\r\nFebruary | 10 | 1 | Quiet and cheap\r\nMarch | 12 | 2 | Spring arrives in the park\r\nApril | 14 | 2 | Good. Days lengthen\r\nMay | 16 | 3 | Excellent. Race meeting, Skellig season opens\r\nJune | 18 | 4 | Busy and bright\r\nJuly | 20 | 5 | Peak season. Book ahead\r\nAugust | 19 | 5 | Very busy. Puck Fair and the Rose of Tralee\r\nSeptember | 17 | 3 | Excellent and quieter\r\nOctober | 14 | 2 | Autumn colours in the woods\r\nNovember | 12 | 1 | Wet and quiet\r\nDecember | 10 | 1 | Quiet, festive","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"August in Kerry has two of the country's oddest and best-loved festivals.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Killarney","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/ireland\/killarney\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Killarney Races | May and July | Killarney Racecourse | Race meetings that fill the town. |  | \nRing of Kerry Cycle | Early July | The Ring of Kerry | A charity cycle around the Ring, with thousands of riders. |  | \nPuck Fair | 10\u201312 August | Killorglin | Ireland's oldest fair: a wild goat is crowned king and the town parties for three days. |  | \nRose of Tralee | August | Tralee | The international festival and pageant, half an hour away. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes bike hire for the park. Day tours are \u20ac30\u201345; Skellig boats cost considerably more.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 24 | 18 | 5 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 34 | 30 | 8 | 18\r\nComfortable | 50 | 45 | 20 | 30","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Killarney","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Killarney has a handful of hostels in and near the town, some close to the bus and train stations. These are the top-rated right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Killarney","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/ireland\/killarney\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Killarney travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How many days do you need in Killarney? | Three: one for the national park by bike, one for the Gap of Dunloe, and one for the Ring of Kerry.\r\nDo I need a car in Killarney? | Not for the town or the national park, which is best by bike. For the Ring of Kerry, a car or a day tour.\r\nWhich way should I drive the Ring of Kerry? | Anticlockwise, the same direction as the tour buses, so you do not meet them head-on on the narrow roads.\r\nHow do I visit Skellig Michael? | Boats leave from Portmagee from mid-May to September. Landings are limited and cancelled in bad weather, so book months ahead and have a back-up day.\r\nIs the Gap of Dunloe worth it? | Yes. It is the best day out from Killarney: a walk or cycle through a mountain pass and a boat back across the lakes.\r\nIs Killarney too touristy? | In July and August it is busy. In May, June and September it is very pleasant, and the national park never feels crowded once you leave the road.\r\nCan I climb Carrauntoohil? | Yes, but it is a serious mountain with changeable weather. Go with a guide unless you are an experienced hill walker.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Killarney hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Killarney | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/ireland\/killarney\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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