Travel

Getting to Cork

By sea:

We are pleased to announce that we have once again teamed up with Stena Line Ferries who are offering a 10% discount (before fees/dues) for those who wish to travel by car, motorhome or motorcycle Irish Sea routes for the event in 2025.

Irish Ferries also have many special offers available to all Ocean to City Participants including UK and France ferry routes.

To get a special discount code email us here.

Stena Line, read more here

Irish Ferries, read more here

*Please email us at admin@oceantocity.com to get your discount code

Option 1 – Irish Sea Cruise Ferry Return Fares

Car and driver	£253.00	Return
Saturday travel	£29.00	per leg supplement
Additional adult	£32.00	return
Additional child	£16.00	return
Trailer up to 4m	£46.00	return
Trailer 4.01m – 7.99m	£92.00	return
Trailers 8m -12m	£136.00	return

Option 2 – Irish Sea Swift Ferry Return Fares

Car and driver	£308.00	Return
Saturday travel	£45.00	per leg supplement
Additional adult	£32.00	return
Additional child	£16.00	return
Trailer up to 4m	£46.00	return
Trailer 4.01m – 7.99m	£92.00	return
Trailers 8m -12m	£136.00	return

Motor Home Supplements

Up to 8m	£40.00	return
Over 8m	£80.00	return

Option 3 – Calais/Dover sailings

Your event code offers a 10% reduction for travel on our Calais/Dover services

Option 4 – France/Ireland sailings

Your event code offers a 10% reduction for travel up to June 8^th and a 5% reduction on travel from June 9^th onwards. The discounts are applicable on sailings operated by the cruise ferry W.B. Yeats only.

Booking procedure

Bookings can be requested by email to our team at clubdeals@irishferries.com. Competitors will need to include the information below along with the event code:

Names of all travelling
Date of birth and nationality for each person
Do any passengers require special assistance
Dates of travel (out and return)
Route
Times of sailings
Type of on board accommodation (e.g. Club Class or cabin) if needed
Vehicle make and registration number
Trailer dimensions (in meters), to include towbar
Where booking for a motorhome, please include height and length of the vehicle in meters
A contact postal address
A contact mobile phone number

Terms & conditions: Your event code is valid for bookings up to 2 weeks either side of the event (so from May 17 – June 14) and cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion, offer or discount. Discounts and special rates cannot be used if paying with Tesco Boost Tokens and applies to the cost of the journey excluding fees and charges. Use of this event codes will be monitored and they will be revoked if any misuse is detected. This code cannot be used online and must be requested.

Brittany Ferries, read more here

By air:

Cork Airport has direct flights from London, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona and many others. For a current and full overview of flights to Cork Airport, please click here.

Aer Lingus Flights: Flights from UK destinations such as London, Manchester, Birmingham. Also flying from Amsterdam Schiphol directly to Cork City. Further information on aerlingus.com

Ryanair Flights: Flights from UK destinations such as London, Liverpool, France, Spain, Portugal and Eastern Europe Further information on ryanair.com

By road:

Bus Eireann: Bus route Dublin to Cork via Cashel: approx. 4 Hour Bus Journey with wi-fi and toilets on board. Further information on buseireann.ie

City Link: Bus route from Galway to Cork , express route, 2 hours 50 mins and direct routes from Dublin to Cork approx 3 hours. Further information available on citylink.ie

Air Coach: Express bus service from Dublin Airport and Dublin City to Cork: 3.5 hour journey with competitive fares. Further information on aircoach.ie

Coach Hire : If travelling in a group, another option is to get a coach hire. There are a number of different companies that do this service. Companies such as Addison Lee Coaches, Eurolines, Coach Ireland, Kavanagh Coaches, Matthews Coach Hire, Quinns Coach Hire, Budget Bus Hire.

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