Airports

CMA offer a comprehensive Airport Transfer service to our overseas students arriving at Ireland West Airport (aka Knock Airport, 50 minutes), Shannon Airport (85 minutes) and Dublin Airport (140 minutes). See map below for locations.

Groups – Flexi Transfer System

We operate a Flexi Transfer system where groups can customise their arrival and departure dates and can choose different airports for arrival and departure if that suited best.

Please contact aengus@connemaramathsacademy.com directly to discuss particular requirements for your group. Activity Leaders are welcome to accompany their groups.

Airport Transfer Process

Our vetted teachers and staff members escort students throughout the airport transfer process.

• Photo of the teachers collecting students are sent to parents prior to arrival so students recognise staff member at arrivals gate.
• Parents are kept informed throughout the transfer process via email or text. On arrival parents are sent a message when students have been met at arrival gate and students are accompanied to their camp. On departure, teachers accompany students to airport, check them in, walk them to departure gate and wait until plane has departed. We ask parents to ensure under 16 year olds have the necessary documentation from their airline. Each airline has their own policies so please check with them first.
• We provide all necessary permissions paperwork required on arrival. We ask parents to ensure UMs (Unaccompanied Minors) have Indemnity Forms. See further details below.
• Teachers remain with students at all times from the arrival gate to camp and from camp through to the departure gates, completing the check in process. CMA staff will wait at the airport until students are safely airborne and on their way.

N.B. We ask parents to ensure that they have the necessary Unaccompanied Minor Indemnity Forms (usually for children under 16yrs) from their airline completed and signed in order to avoid any delays when returning from Ireland

Fees

Shannon Airport: €129 One Way

Dublin Airport: €149 One Way

Ireland West Airport (Knock): €129 One Way

Discounts available for students travelling together, please contact the office.

Arrivals:

Airport Collections

Staff can meet students from 8:00 am. Transfers from the airports then run at regular intervals from approximately 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm. We ask that flight arrival times fit within this window (8am to 4pm) so students can travel with the group. There will be waiting time with our staff at the airport for early arrivals.

If your flight falls outside these times, or if you have any questions, please contact the office directly and we will always do our best to help.

Dublin and Shannon Airports
Travel is normally by express bus from the airport to Galway, followed by taxi to the camp. When several students arrive around the same time, we often arrange a private taxi directly from the airport to camp with our staff. For groups of 5 or more students, a direct taxi from the airport can usually be arranged in any event.

Knock Airport
A private taxi is always used. The journey to camp takes approximately 50 minutes.

Departures:

Students are accompanied by our staff back to the airport, checked in, and escorted to the departure gate. We ask parents to book departing flights to be after 3pm whwere possible. Please contact office if you have any questions.

Please ensure students have cash or card on them so they can buy something to eat at the airport or on the way to camp. An evening meal is served at camp at 6:00 pm, and supper (fruit, a snack and refreshments) at 9:00 pm. For departures, students should have cash or card to buy somethng to eat at the airport when they are waiting to board, as there is no lunch on the final day of camp.

Unaccompanied Minors
Please check your airline’s unaccompanied minor policy and any indemnity forms required, as these vary from airline to airline. In general, students aged 12 and over can travel unaccompanied on most airlines, but indemnity forms usually need to be completed. Please request these directly from the airline.

We provide paperwork naming the teachers permitted to collect students in Ireland. This is sent to parents to print, sign, scan and return to us at least one week before travel.

Staying in touch
Parents can contact us by WhatsApp, text, email or phone during transfers. WhatsApp or text is usually the quickest and most effective way to stay in contact while students are in transit.

If you have any questions, please contact aengus@connemaramathsacademy.com.