Ireland - guide to ferry services for vehicles and passengers

Passenger and car ferry services to Ireland

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Ferry services to Cork

Cork Ferryport is situated at Ringaskiddy, 16kms SE via N28. A connecting bus service is available to the city centre from the ferryport.

Roscoff (France) - Cork operated by Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries Reservations: Tel: (FR) 08 03 82 82 82 (IE) 021 427 7801 (DE) 0699 588 1717 (ES) 942 214 500 FR-Minitel 3615 FERRYPLUS Other countries call +33 2 98 29 28 00

See company website for further information.

There is a rail service between Roscoff and Morlaix (24kms). Morlaix is on the main Paris Atlantique TGV high speed rail route (Morlaix - Paris journey time 3h46 - reservation obligatory on most TGV services) SNCF rail schedules, fare information and online reservations. SNCF call center tel 3635 (EUR 0,34/min) - for schedule information, reservations, real-time arrival information, etc. Unfortunately it is no longer possible to contact this French rail monopoly call center from outside France by telephone! Roscoff is reached by the E50 from Paris.

Driving distances to Roscoff - Paris 560kms (5h30) Brussels 860 kms (8h00) Frankfurt 1127kms (10h45) Toulouse 880kms (9h45)

Swansea (Wales) - Cork operated by Fastnet Line

Swansea is served by the E30 / M4 motorway and is 300kms W of London (3h55). There is a rail service to Swansea from London, with a connecting bus between the Swansea railway station and Swansea ferryport.

Services to Dublin Port

Dublin Port is situated 5 kms East of the City Centre. A connecting bus service is available to the city centre from the Ferryport.

Holyhead (Wales) - Dublin operated by Irish Ferries (Online Reservations)

There is a connecting rail service from London to Holyhead (not recommended). If you are not driving consider flying.

Liverpool (England) - Dublin operated by Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Tel (IRL Toll-free) 1-800 55 17 43
Tel GB: 08705 523 523 Isle of Man Steam Packet Co

Douglas Isle of Man - Dublin operated by Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Tel (IRL Toll-free) 1-800 55 17 43
Tel GB: 08705 523 523 Isle of Man Steam Packet Co

Services to Dun Laoghaire

Dun Laoghaire ferryport is situated 11 kms South of Dublin City (via N11 and N31). A frequent rail service is available to the city centre and other points - See DART schedules.

Holyhead (Wales) to Dun Laoghaire operated by Stena Line.

Stena Line reservations Tel: (GB) 0990 70 70 70 or (IRL) 01 204 7777.

There is a connecting rail service from London to Holyhead (not recommended). If you are not driving consider flying.

Services to Rosslare

Rosslare Ferryport is situated in Co. Wexford. There is a rail and bus station at the ferryport. Rail schedules and Bus Éireannn Schedules.

Driving distances from Rosslare Harbour: Rosslare Village 8kms Dublin 159kms Cork 211kms Waterford 82kms Wexford 22kms Belfast 330kms

Cherbourg to Rosslare operated by Irish Ferries

See SNCF rail schedules, fare information and online reservations for details of connecting train services to Le Harve and Cherbourg.

Driving distances to Le Harve: Paris 200kms (1h50) Nice 1,118kms (10h30) Frankfurt 768kms (7h30) Amsterdam 562km (6h20)

Pembroke (Wales) to Rosslare operated by Irish Ferries

Pembroke is 393kms from London (driving time 5h10) via E30 route.

There is a rail service from London to Pembroke (not recommended). If you are not driving consider flying.

Irish Ferries Reservations Tel: (GB) +44 8705 17 17 17 (IRL) 01 661 0511 or 021 551 995

Fishguard (Wales) to Rosslare operated by Stena Line.

Stena Line reservations Tel: (GB) 0990 70 70 70 or (IRL) 01 204 7777.

There is a rail service from London to Fishguard (not recommended). If you are not driving consider flying.

Northern Ireland

To Belfast

Stranraer Sea Cat Tel +44 141 204 2266
Liverpool Norse Irish Ferries Tel +44 1232 779090
Douglas, Isle of Isle of Man Steam Tel +44 1624 661661
Man Packet Co Stranraer Stena Line Tel 0990 70 70 70

To Larne

Cairnryan P&O European Ferries Tel +44 1574 274321 Res: +44 990 980 777

Fuel costs in Ireland

Fuel costs in Ireland are at about European average levels.
Fuel prices in Northern Ireland are similar to Britain.

Up to date Irish fuel prices - note the prices in this website are quoted in Euro cents per litre(er). If you wish to convert the price per liter into a price per US gallon for comparison, multiply the Euro cents per liter figure by 3.785. This will give you the price in Euro cents per US gallon. You can get the current exchange rate for the Euro here.Americans should bear in mind that European cars tend to be more economical in terms of MPG than the typical US mid sized car.

Car advertisements in Ireland show fuel consumption in terms of litre(er)s per 100kms. To convert a litres per 100km figure into US miles per gallon divide the litres per 100 kms figure into 235.2 eg 6 litres per 100kms = 39.2 US MPG. To convert into British MPG divide the litres per 100kms into 282.5.