The road along Galway Bay toward Kilcolgan

Oysters · Travel guide

Planning the oyster trip

Which airport, which month, how far apart the bays are, what it costs, and what may legally travel home with you.

An oyster trip is really a season decision with a drive attached. Get the month right and the rest is easy: Galway Bay for the native flat, the Burren for the setting, Carlingford for the cleanest oyster and the shortest run from Dublin.

Getting here

Airports and flights

Timing

The season, month by month

Getting around

Driving between the bays

Money and packing

What it costs, and what comes home