Car Hire Shannon Airport

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Cheap Car Hire at Shannon Airport

Shannon Airport is the third busiest airport in Ireland and has been growing extensively over the past 3 years.

Car Rental Ireland provides cheap car rental Shannon Airport, we also provide you up to date information about activities to do around Shannon and County Clare. Renting a car gives you the opportunity to drive around and explore west of Ireland, moving freely with your own car where everything will be according to your travel schedule.

When you hire a car, you will benefit from our customer friendly cancellation policy, option to amend to your rental upgrade or downgrade on a range of vehicle types. All our vehicles are supplied by Europcar, so you can be confident you are being supplied with the best quality vehicles.


Car Hire at Shannon Airport: Collecting your car

Picking up your car rental in Shannon Airport could not be easier; our staffs are waiting for your arrival process the car hire paperwork. At the desk, you can request to drop your car at another location while you are completing your rental process.

Once the rental process is completed, you will be taken to our car fleet lot. Our aim is to get you exploring the West of Ireland as soon as possible as there is so much to discover in this beautiful part of Ireland. Having a car puts it all within your reach. Car Rental Ireland, Europcar, and Irish Car Rentals are some of car hire companies that operate at the airport providing car hire service. Car Rental Ireland offers the following services, one-way rental, luxury vehicle rental through website.


Car Rental Shannon Aiport: Shannon airport terminal information

Shannon Airport is deemed to be a first class international airport, it has all facilities you you would expect, such as ATMs, dining facilities, and opportunities for duty-free shopping. This airport is an important gateway to Ireland from the United States, with a number of the direct routes. Now renting a car in Shannon Airport couldn;t be easier, through our booking portal at the top of the page.

Flights to and from Shannon has become much busier with more transatlantic flights been scheduled year on year. It is estimated that 22 percent of the entire travel in Shannon airport is made up of transatlantic and the rest of Europe accounts for 77 percent with only 1 percent domestic flights.

The Runway is capable of taking the largest type of aircraft now in operation. It is also used to facilitate both scheduled and non-scheduled carriers.

Car Rentals Shannon Airport: Tourist Attractions

Located in County Clare, Shannon Airport puts you right in the middle of Irelands’ busiest Tourist County. There are so many things to do in Clare starting with a visit to Cliffs of Moher - Ireland’s most visited natural attraction that will capture your imagination and your heart; it remains visited by over one million guests every year. If you truly want to enjoy the view this beautiful location has to offer to get there just before sunset in the summer months and watch as the sun goes down though this can mean getting there from 8pm. We would recomment hiring a car in Shannon Ariport, to make your trip a little more convenient allowing you tot travelt o any destination in Ireland on an whim.

Shannon is one of the most beautiful areas in Ireland. It is home to the Ring of Kerry, The Burren, Bunratty Castle, Shannon Estuary Drive and these iconic trips are just some of the attractions Shannon has to offer.

Car Hire Shannon Airport: Atlantic AirVenture

Atlantic AirVenture is an exciting and interactive Aviation Museum, Aviation Education Centre and Flight Simulation Centre located in Shannon, Co. Clare in the West of Ireland. It’s more than just a fun attraction; Atlantic AirVenture is a living and breathing learning hub. There are a lot of educational and fun activities, based on real-world lessons, for both adults and children.


Car Rental Shannon Airport: Craggaunowen

At Craggaunowen you gain a fascinating insight into how the Celts made their homes on a Crannog (meaning 'young tree'), a reconstructed lake-dwelling or artificial island on which people built houses, kept animals, and lived in relative security from enemy clans or invaders. Crannogs were found in Ireland during the Iron Age and early Christian periods.

Craggaunowen provides an opportunity to experience the past as it once was in a beautiful forest in East Clare. Attractions include a fully reconstructed crannóg and ring fort as well as the Brendan Boat and a couple of fulacht fia, ogham Stones and an iron-age roadway scattered around the walk. It’s a fascinating place that you can visit with your family or individually.


Holy Island

Holy Island on Lough Derg and the river Shannon is one of the most famous monastic sites in Ireland. Its many attractions include a well-preserved Round Tower, the ruins of six churches, a Holy Well, a unique graveyard with slabs dating from the eighth century, Bullaun Stones, a cell like structure, which is one of the most extraordinary buildings in Ireland and a ‘bargaining’ stone where many a marriage was brokered.


Bunratty Castle

Bunratty Castle should be on your itinerary when visiting Ireland. Bunratty Castle is the most complete and authentic medieval castle in Ireland. Built in 1425 it was restored in 1954 to its former medieval splendour and now contains mainly 15th and 16th century furnishings, tapestries, and works of art which capture the mood of those times. You would enjoy the sights, sounds tastes, scents, of this enchanting place as you stroll from house to house or around the charming village.


Shannon Golf Club and Trump's Golf Links

Shannon Golf Club is one of the top courses in Ireland but it just may be about the best kept golf secret there is. Shannon Golf Club was established in 1966 and designed by John D Harris, has been tested by golfers from all over the world-members, European professionals and a host of US stars. It is a beautifully designed course with great variety and the greens are as good as anything you will see in Ireland. Another golf hotel worth visiting is Trump International Golf Links, this 5 star resort has everything you would expect from a Trump Hotel and Golf Link, and who knows you might be lucky and bump into Trump himself on the golf course. He has been known to come over a couple times a year to partake in the beautiful countryside and some golf.



Tourist Accommodation

Shannon has a variety of short term and long term accommodations available. This is dependent on you with Airbnb properties now becoming more and more popular, you would be able to snap up some of the most quirky and history properties available for your short term stay. Hotels close to the centre of Shannon include the Airport Manor B&B, Shannon Springs Hotel, Carrygerry Country House to name of few but any of these could easily be reviewed on TripAdvisor.


Useful information



Car Rental Ireland - Shannon Airport Branch Map & Contact

Our Address:

EUROPCAR Desk,
Arrivals Hall
Shannon Airport
Co Clare
V14 FX54

Our Contact Numbers:

Telephone Number: +353 61 206040

Fax Number: +353 61 471096

Emergency Telephone Number: +353 1 844 1944

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