Bus Eireann coaches will take you not only around the city but also to many places all over Ireland. The fares are lower than on trains and you can get special tourist rates. You can get the Open Road... more
In operation in 2006, the new Cork Airport is conveniently located just 8 kilometres from Cork City Centre on the south end.
By bus, 2 options are available:
1. Skylink operates a fast and frequent... more
Finally Irish Rail has moved with the times. The title of this piece is their current by-line which doesn't realy instil confidence in their ability to get you to your destination on time or even in... more
As one of the main shipping harbours in Europe, it seems very appropriate to travel to Cork by ferry. They sail through the night to Swansea, Wales, and Roscoff, Brittany, so you can arrive at your... more
The city of Cork is best explored on foot. The busy shopping centre of Cork is located between St. Patricks Street, Grand Parade and South Mall. Nice walks can be done along the various channels of... more
Cork airport is modern and efficient. I honestly can't remember the last time I was disembarking from a plane and then stood outside an airport so quickly. I... more
Driving to Cork was a learning experience, but in Cork total confusion set in, I became disoriented due to road construction and their system of unmarked... more
Kent Station is technically in the City Centre however depending on your mobility and luggage you may prefer to take a bus. The No. 5 Bus Eireann City Bus picks... more
The trip from Cork to Dublin was much quicker than I thought it would be and even quicker than the via michelin guide projected. We took the N8 from Cork to... more
I had read that parking on the street in Cork would be a problem if we didn't have a parking disc and I didn't want to fuss with it for just one city so we... more
Why pay for an expensive taxi when you can ride the Skylink bus? They run often from in front of the Airport terminal and have stops by all the major hotel and... more
There are several worthwile day trips that you can easily take from Cork, most of them by public transport:Blarney Castle and village by bus from Parnell Place... more
Cork is a small city, you should visit the center by walk. You should find even buses, but I don't like to use them, becouse I gonna be late, 100 %. There is a... more
It's been over a year now since I wrote this page on Cork, my very first page on VT. It's still my most visited page and several people who've read it have now actually been here and sampled the real...
Ryanairs £1 offers had enticed me to book a weekend in Dublin, a place that I'd been meaning to re-visit for a while. Whilst planning my itinerary, I realised that this was the same weekend of the...
Katherine invites VT members around the world to join a meeting in her home town. So a good excuse to take a break and discover the Irish way of life. The meeting was during the Cork Film Festival......
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