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 in June 2024. To get special discount code email us here
Irish Ferries also have many special offers available to all Ocean to City Participants including UK and France ferry routes. To get special discount code email us here
Stena Line, read more here
*Please email us at admin@oceantocity.com to get your discount code
Stena Line have set up a 10% discount (before fees/dues) for participants wishing to travel by car, motorhome or motorcycle in the month of June on our Irish Sea routes in 2023.
This code offered only provides a discount on the Belfast/Cairnryan, Holyhead/Dublin, Fishguard/Rosslare and Belfast/Liverpool routes.
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 | £249.00 | 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 | £348.00 | Return |
| Saturday travel | £19.00 | 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
We are running a 20% discount on sailings to Dover currently (bookable to 29 February) which is the best available offer – if anyone is booking after that date, let me know and I can put something in place for you.
Option 4 – France/Ireland sailings
Your event code offers a 10% reduction for travel up to June 8th and a 5% reduction on travel from June 9th 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 your event (so from May 25 – June 22) 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.
Brittany Ferries, read more here
Brittany Ferries currently offer direct ferry services on the following routes:
- Rosslare – Bilbao (Santander Nov – Mar)
- Cork – Roscoff
- Rosslare – Le Havre
- Rosslare – Cherbourg
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:
Go Bus: Bus Eireann direct bus route Dublin to Cork: 3 Hour Bus Journey with wi-fi and toilets on board. Further information on gobus.ie
City Link: Bus route from Galway to Cork , express route, 2 hours 50 mins. 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.