City to city
The M6 crosses the middle of Ireland in under three hours. The northern route through the midlands lakes and Connemara is a different trip entirely.
Direct route
139.8 mi
Scenic route
242.3 mi
Days to enjoy it
2 days
Great roads on route
2
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Distances are planning estimates. The road list is drawn from the scored Atlas library inside this corridor. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 21 May 2026
The detour
The fast way
Motorway and trunk road for most of it, one fuel stop, nothing you will remember. Useful when the drive is a means to an end.
The good way
About 1 hr 54 min of that is spent on the great roads themselves, which is where the whole difference lies.
On the way
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