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We are traveling to Ireland later in August for 6 days for our Honeymoon! We are flying in and out of Dublin with plans as follows:

Day 1 - Dublin
Day 2 - Dublin
Day 3 - day trip to Belfast to see the Titanic Museum
Day 4 - take train to Galway
Day 5 - day trip tour to County Clare sights
Day 6 - Train back to Dublin
Day 7 - Fly home

Any suggestions are welcome! We are looking at some of the hotel suggestions to finalize that but are looking at 3 nights in Dublin, 2 nights in Galway and final night in Dublin.

I'm interested in the Irish musical pub crawl one of the nights in Dublin and of course visiting the Guiness Brewery. Also trying to fit in the Game of Thrones site in Bainbridge(?).

One question I have on visas. Do we need an ETA or ETIAS? It doesn't look like we do since we are flying in and out of Dublin. But we are going to Northern Ireland for one day..

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Also trying to fit in the Game of Thrones site in Bainbridge(?).

It's at Banbridge.

After the Titanic you could take bus #238 from Belfast Grand Central every 30 minutes for the 40 minute journey to Banbridge bus station, then cab or town bus 330c hourly Monday to Friday, 2 hourly Saturday to the studio.
The 238 continues to Newry where the enterprise train stops, but bus and train stations at Newry are a distance apart from each other.

See translink to plan your journey- https://www.translink.co.uk/

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Hi Josh,

I would recommend taking the bus from the Dublin airport on arrival and going directly to Galway. Then stay your 2-3 nights there first and finish the trip with 3-4 nights in Dublin. The bus is super easy from the airport and it would save you an extra hotel/city change which eats up precious time on a short trip!

Enjoy!

PQ

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If you're interested in Game of Thrones filming locations, maybe skip Galway and stay longer in Belfast and do a day tour of GoT and/or Giant's Causeway. This would give you time for a Black Cab tour, as well. Getting back to Dublin airport from Belfast likely wouldn't require an additional hotel move. Or you can go immediately to Belfast upon landing and visit Dublin second. This is a very short trip, so you want to be very strategic in your choices. Also, get on it because you might struggle to find accommodation at this late date.

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Skip N. Ireland for this trip, instead visit south of Galway to the very scenic Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher.

Of course, do Guiness.

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Hi josh and congratulations on your upcoming wedding/honeymoon!
I think your trip/activities look great. My only suggestion might be to take bus directly from DUB airport to Galway to start your trip there then head back to Dublin for the remainder (as another poster has already suggested.)
Doing Belfast for the day is easy from Dublin (yes, get your ETA from the official ETA app/site.) I haven't visited any of the Game of Thrones sights but the Titanic museum was very good. We did Belfast as a day trip from Letterkenny, which takes much longer than from Dublin, and we were able to see so many sights without feeling rushed.
Will you have a car? Or are you looking for day tour operators? There have been many day tour operators suggested on this forum so if that is what you are seeking, definitely do a search through.
Guiness Storehouse is really great! Originally I was not excited about going as so many people had said "it's too touristy!" But, honestly, it was super fun and I loved it! So glad we went.
Hope you have a great visit!

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