Airport taxi rank · ~25-35 min to Limerick city centre
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
KIR7.5
SNN8.4+0.9
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
KIR4.5
SNN7.0+2.5
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
KIR3.5
SNN5.8+2.3
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
KIR5.5
SNN6.6+1.1
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
KIR6.5
SNN6.8+0.3
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
KIR1.0
SNN6.4+5.4
Best for
KIR
Flying straight into Kerry for Killarney, the Ring of Kerry and the Dingle peninsulaShort walks and quick security with the new scannersRail and bus links to Killarney and Tralee
SNN
US-bound travellers who want CBP preclearance in IrelandRyanair / Aer Lingus passengers for west Ireland and the Wild Atlantic WayPriority Pass holders who can visit Ború before US preclearanceFlyers hiring a car for Clare, Limerick, Galway or Kerry loops
Watch out for
KIR
Ryanair only, so the network is smallNo lounge and little food airsideBuses and Local Link run only a few times a day
SNN
No rail — Bus Éireann 343 / Expressway coaches are the public backboneUS departures need Irish security plus CBP time (use MPC when eligible)Ború Lounge is before CBP; Priority Pass hours can close earlier than the airport booking pageSingle runway 06/24 — Atlantic fog/wind stops the whole airport
Amenities and tips
KIR
Free Wi-FiBar & restaurantGift shopQuiet spaceBus at the door
Check in two hours ahead
Arrive 2 hours early; the gate closes 30 minutes before departure.
Laptops and liquids stay in your bag
New scanners: up to 2 litres of liquids, and laptops stay packed.
One bar-restaurant landside
Eat at the main-concourse bar-restaurant; airside choice is small.
SNN
US CBP preclearanceBorú Lounge (airside, Gate 7)CT security (≤100 ml liquids stay in bag)Free passenger Wi-FiDuty-free + regional F&B spineSensory Room & Sunflower programme
Pad for US preclearance — not just Irish security
US departures need security + CBP time; CT helps the first lane, not the second.
One terminal — then a hard split at US CBP
Compact single building, but US preclearance is a one-way door — plan lounge and shopping before you enter CBP.
Eat or lounge before CBP if you are US-bound
Fuel up or visit Ború before US preclearance; post-CBP choice is thin.
KIR · A small one-terminal airport at Farranfore, between Tralee and Killarney. It handled a record 440,367 passengers in 2025, about 72% of them on routes other than Dublin (CSO). Ryanair is the only scheduled airline, flying to Dublin, London Luton and Stansted, Manchester and Frankfurt-Hahn, with Alicante and Faro in summer. A €5 million upgrade added a new arrivals hall and a bigger departure lounge in 2025. New scanners mean laptops and liquids (up to 2 litres) stay in your bag. There is one bar-restaurant, a gift shop and free Wi-Fi, but no lounge.
SNN · Compact Atlantic gateway with full US CBP preclearance, a Priority Pass Ború Lounge before the US lane, and Ryanair’s densest Shannon grid — easy to walk, bus-not-rail to Limerick/Galway, and single-runway weather still rules the day.
