Getting Here

You can travel to Cobh by train from Kent Station in Cork City.

Trains presently depart Kent Station, Cork City every hour, on the hour, but check the website.

Trains presently return from Cobh train Station every hour for half hour, but check the website.

The train takes 24 minutes stopping at Little Island, Glounthaune, Fota and then Cobh.

For up-to-date train info see Irish Rail for more detail before you travel.

To walk to the ferry departure point, exit the train station and turn right. Walk down Westbourne Place with the water on your right-hand side, past JFK memorial park and also Titanic Cobh. The Spike Island ticket office and ferry departure point will be on your right, on Kennedy Pier.

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From Cork City

• From McCurtain Street take N8 East, signposted Dublin N25.
• 3.2 ml – At the roundabout take the second exit, straight ahead on N8, signposted Dublin.
• 0.3 ml – Keep right/stay on N25 signposted Rosslare, Waterford.
• 4.6 ml – Take exit 3 onto R624, signposted Cobh.
• 0.3 ml – At the roundabout take the 4th exit onto R624, Cobh.
• 0.3 ml – At the roundabout take the first exit, left, R624 for Cobh.
• 1.9 ml – Cross bridge, take right.
• 4.0 ml – Follow the road for Cobh, and arrive town centre.

From North 

• From McCurtain Street take N8 East, signposted Dublin N25.
• 3.2 ml – At the roundabout take the second exit, straight ahead on N8, signposted Dublin.
• 0.3 ml – Keep right/stay on N25 signposted Rosslare, Waterford.
• 4.6 ml – Take exit 3 onto R624, signposted Cobh.
• 0.3 ml – At the roundabout take the 4th exit onto R624, Cobh.
• 0.3 ml – At the roundabout take the first exit, left, R624 for Cobh.
• 1.9 ml – Cross bridge, take right.
• 4.0 ml – Follow the road for Cobh, and arrive town centre.

From Waterford/East

• From McCurtain Street take N8 East, signposted Dublin N25.
• 3.2 ml – At the roundabout take the second exit, straight ahead on N8, signposted Dublin.
• 0.3 ml – Keep right/stay on N25 signposted Rosslare, Waterford.
• 4.6 ml – Take exit 3 onto R624, signposted Cobh.
• 0.3 ml – At the roundabout take the 4th exit onto R624, Cobh.
• 0.3 ml – At the roundabout take the first exit, left, R624 for Cobh.
• 1.9 ml – Cross bridge, take right.
• 4.0 ml – Follow the road for Cobh, and arrive town centre.

Free parking is available at the Five Foot Way car park by the Cobh Heritage Centre, which is one kilometre from Cobh centre, a 10-minute walk.

Location: GPS – N 51.84697, W 8.30809 N 51°50’49”, W 8°18’29” or Google Maps

Paid Parking is available at the car park on the north side of Cobh Cathedral, which is a 15-minute walk to Kennedy Pier, Cobh.

Location:  Google Maps

Parking in Cobh centre is currently limited to 3 hours.

Please note – parking is NOT allowed on Kennedy Pier and the owners enforce clamping.