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Four Cliffs of Moher trips carry 40% of reviews

Dublin's list has no middle. Fourteen of the 24 tours here run four hours or less; the other ten take at least nine and a quarter hours, and nothing at all falls between the two. The long half is where the weight sits. Four separate coaches head for the Cliffs of Moher on days of twelve to thirteen hours, priced €69 to €75, and between them they hold 43,058 of the 106,543 reviews on this page — two in every five. Three more cross into Northern Ireland for Belfast, Dunluce Castle and the Giant's Causeway at €60 to €85, two pair Blarney Castle with the Rock of Cashel, and one covers Glendalough, Wicklow and Kilkenny for €45, the cheapest long day here.

What stays near the city is short and inexpensive. Six listings cost under €30, beginning at €20 for a 50-minute boat to Ireland's Eye and €22.50 for 45 minutes on the Liffey, with two hop-on hop-off tickets at €28.90 and €29.75. Three sell a guided tour of the centre: €119 for three and a half hours taking in St Patrick's Cathedral, the Book of Kells and Dublin Castle, €72 for a two-and-a-half-hour version with the Molly Malone statue, and a €24 walk of two hours that carries 7,381 reviews, more than anything else that stays in town. Brewing and whiskey account for three listings, food and afternoon tea for two. Nothing is sold as private, nothing goes to Kilmainham Gaol, and there is no pub or live-music tour.

What to know before you book in Dublin

Two of the places on our Dublin itinerary cost nothing and appear in no tour here. The National Gallery's permanent collection is free to visit, and IMMA's general admission and most exhibitions are free as well, though it normally closes on Mondays and keeps different Sunday and bank-holiday hours. Kilmainham Gaol is guided-tour only and says third parties are not authorised to sell its tickets, so book that one on its own site.

Trinity sells the Book of Kells experience and its entry time through its own website, so check what the €72 and €119 tours naming it actually include before you pay twice. The standard Guinness Storehouse experience is self-guided, and non-alcoholic options are available. Christ Church's sightseeing hours move around worship and events, and Dublinia suggests about 90 minutes. All but one of the 24 can be cancelled free.

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Quick answers

Which Cliffs of Moher tour should I book from Dublin?

Four of the 24 run there, all of them twelve to thirteen hours, at €69, €70.20, €75 and €75. The two rated 4.9 are also the two with the most reviews by a wide margin, 24,864 and 14,859; the €75 tour rated 4.3 has 395. Either way this is a full day of travelling, so it is worth checking it against the €45 Glendalough and Kilkenny day, which is the shortest of the long trips at nine and a quarter hours.

Can I book Kilmainham Gaol through a tour?

Not here, and not through any reseller. The museum states that visits are by pre-booked guided tour only and that third parties are not authorised to sell its tickets, so use its own website and allow about 90 minutes for the tour and museum. None of our 24 Dublin listings includes it.

Do I need a guided tour for the Guinness Storehouse?

No. The standard Storehouse experience is self-guided, so what you need is the ticket rather than a guide; ours is €37 for two hours, and non-alcoholic drink options are available. The €123 listing adds Jameson Distillery over four hours, and a 45-minute Jameson tour on its own is €31 — the only one of the 24 without free cancellation.

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