The only way to travel from Killarney to the church is by road. The journey is approximately 38km / 40 minutes drive and traffic may be busy as Tralee hosts the Rose of Tralee festival on the weekend of the 20th August which attracts thousands of visitor to the town.

We are providing a coach to and from the reception venue, departing Muckross Park Hotel at 12:20pm and returning there after the ceremony. If you would like to travel on the coach please let us know in your response.

If you wish to drive on-street parking will be available. Sat Nav users should plot a route to the church at 52.273831,-9.713684 and allow 50 minutes driving time if travelling from the reception venue as most devices offer routes via the busy Killarney high street.

This is the route we recommend (starting at the reception venue):

1. Turn right (north) out of the Muckross Park Hotel car park onto Muckross Road (N71). Stay on this road for 4km until you pass a Texaco Petrol Station on your left.
2. Cross the next mini-roundabout and at the large roundabout that immediately follows take the 1st exit onto Laneway, which becomes Beech Road a few hundred meters later.
3. Half a kilometer along this road it becomes Port Road (R551) as you pass Killarney Catherdral to your right. Continue for another kilometer until you reach a roundabout.
4. At the roundabout turn right (the 2nd exit) taking Rockery Road (N72) signposted for Waterford and Tralee (via the N22). Follow this road for 500m.
5. At the next roundabout (with Lidl to your left) take the 1st exit onto Tralee Road (N22) signposted for Tralee, Limerick (via the N21) and Kerry Airport. Follow this road for 25km crossing a level crossing in Farranfore after 14km. After 23km the road narrows.
6. At the next roundabout turn left (1st exit) onto the N21 signposted for Tralee and Listowel (via the N69). Stay on this road for 5km, crossing 4 roundabouts and passing Ballyseedy Garden Centre (to your right), Ballygarry House Hotel (to your left), a Ford dealership (to your right), Manor West Shopping Centre (to your left) and then Tralee Hospital (to your left). The next turn is preceeded by a short parade of shops including Argos (to your right).
7. At the 5th roundabout (with a GAA sports stadium to your right) take the 2nd exit onto John Joe Sheehy Road (N69) signposted for Listowel and Ballyheigue (via the R551) and follow the road for 600m. The next junction is preceeded by Tralee railway station to your right.
8. At the crossroads continue straight onto North Circular Road and cross the small roundabout (2nd exit) that immediately follows it. You will pass Dunnes supermarket to your right. A Texaco petrol station preceeds the next roundabout.
9. At the next roundabout continue along North Circular Road, which curves left for 200m.
10. At the next crossroads (with a small car park to your left and Balloonagh School to your right) take the right-turn lane and turn right into Caherslee Road (R551). Follow the road for 50m.
11. Balloonagh Convent Church is on your right opposite St. Ita's & St. Joseph's Primary School to your left.

    At the church please follow the ushers' directions for parking so we do not disturb other visitors or block access to the convent.  

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