Daytrip is a private car service platform that connects you with local drivers who will transport you door-to-door. We also give you the opportunity to explore sights/attractions along the way. We drive, you discover.
Daytrip offers private door-to-door transfers with optional sightseeing stops, hourly driver hire, and curated day trips — all with local English-speaking drivers and operating across 130+ countries.
For private trips, you can cancel for a full refund up to 24 hours before departure. For the Daytrip Pool shared shuttle, we offer 3 ticket options when booking: Non-refundable, Flexible with cancellations 24 hours before departure, and Super-flexible with cancellations up to 15 minutes before departure.
Yes! Book a private, door-to-door airport transfer with a local English-speaking driver. Enjoy fixed and transparent pricing, no hidden fees, and the option to pay in advance without the hassle of exchanging cash at a foreign airport.
You will receive the vehicle that best fits the number of travelers in your group, ranging from a sedan to a van for groups of up to 7. Depending where you travel, you can book anything from a sedan comparable to a Toyota Corolla to a Mercedes V-Class to a Classic Cuban Car. While the exact model may vary, we always ensure that the vehicle provided meets your needs in terms of safety, reliability, and comfort. You may be upgraded to a larger vehicle class free of charge depending on availability. Since our largest vehicle seats 7, for groups larger a combination of vehicles will be used. We will send you the exact vehicle details a few days before your trip.
Everywhere except the USA, drivers will supply appropriate child seats (just let us know during booking). In the USA, certain states require you to supply your own child seats.
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Kylemore Abbey is approximately 80 km (50 miles) west of Galway City, routed through the heart of Connemara along the N59. The drive typically takes around 1.5 hours each way. The route itself is a destination — you pass through some of the most dramatic bog and mountain scenery in the west of Ireland, making the journey to the abbey part of the experience. From Dublin, the abbey is roughly 290 km (180 miles), with a drive of approximately 3 to 3.5 hours. A private transfer means you take in all of that scenery without navigating unfamiliar roads or worrying about parking on arrival.
Plan for at least 2.5 to 3 hours on site to do the visit justice without rushing. The restored abbey rooms and visitor exhibition take roughly an hour. The neo-Gothic church — a short lakeside walk from the main building — is small but extraordinary, with marble pillars and an intricately carved interior that rewards a slow look. The Victorian Walled Garden is a separate 6-acre world of glasshouses, formal flower beds, a fernery, and kitchen gardens, and it alone can absorb an hour. If you enjoy a slower pace or want to walk the lakeside trails, build in more time. Most visitors find the half-day easily filled.
A day trip from Galway is the ideal way to experience Kylemore Abbey. The abbey itself, the church, and the walled garden fill a comfortable half-day, and the Connemara scenery along the N59 makes the drive worthwhile in its own right. You can be back in Galway with time for dinner. Where a private transfer makes a particular difference on this route is flexibility — the road through Connemara has plenty of natural stopping points, from mountain passes to Atlantic-facing villages, and a driver who can pull over when something catches your eye turns a transfer into a genuine Connemara experience rather than just a commute.
Kylemore Abbey is one of Ireland's most iconic landmarks, set dramatically on the shores of Pollacapall Lough in the wild Connemara landscape. Built in 1868 as a private family home, it passed through the hands of a duke, survived gambling debts, and found its remarkable final chapter when a community of Belgian Benedictine nuns — bombed out of their Ypres abbey during World War I — made it their home in 1920. That layered history gives the visit real depth. You get a beautifully restored Victorian castle, a miniature neo-Gothic cathedral, the largest Victorian Walled Garden in Ireland, lakeside walking trails, and a living monastic community still on site today. Few single stops in Ireland pack this much into one visit.
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So, so happy I stumbled upon this website to book two private transports while visiting Lima, Peru. They were both one-way trips approximately 3 hours in length. Great communication as soon as everything was booked via email and I then downloaded their app. I had a few issues with the app and the customer service was awesome trying to assist me in getting it corrected. Honestly impressive customer service which gave you a positive feeling that you made the right choice. Both drivers were right on time - No issues whatsoever! Can't say enough about the service and ease of everything when travelling so far away. Great job to the daytrip team! Would strongly recommend.
It is the largest Victorian Walled Garden in Ireland, and it feels entirely out of place in the best possible way — a formal, ordered oasis surrounded by the wild bog and mountains of Connemara. Built between 1867 and 1871, the garden has been faithfully restored to its original Victorian design, meaning only plants authentic to the era are grown there. The eastern section holds the glasshouses and formal flower garden; the western half contains the kitchen garden, herbaceous borders, a fernery, fruit trees, and a herb garden. There is a free shuttle from the visitor centre if you would rather not walk. Gardeners and non-gardeners alike consistently name it one of the highlights of the visit.
