There are a number of crossings during peak Summer service. The ferryport for Cork is at Ringaskiddy, about 35 minutes drive from Kinsale. We have listed all ferry connections here to aid journey planning but all except Cork are some distance from Kinsale (at least 3 hours driving time).

  • Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire (Stena Line)
  • Holyhead to Dublin Port (Stena Line)
  • Liverpool to Dublin Port (P&O Irish Sea)
  • Mostyn (nr Chester) to Dublin Port (P&O Irish Sea)
  • Fishguard to Rosslare (Stena Line)
  • Pembroke to Rosslare (Irish Ferries)
  • Swansea to Cork (Swansea Cork Ferries)
  • Stranraer to Belfast (Northern Ireland) (Stena Line)
  • Cairnryan, Troone and Fleetwood to Larne (Northern Ireland) (P&O Irish Sea)
  • Cherbourg to Rosslare (P&O Irish Sea)
  • Cherbourg to Dublin Port (P&O Irish Sea)
  • Cherbourg and Roscoff to Le Havre (Irish Ferries)
  • Roscoff to Cork (Brittany Ferries)

The Ferry operators are:-

  • Britanny Ferries
    Tel. 021 427 7801 Ringaskiddy Ferryport office 021 437 8401. Head office Roscoff Tel +33 298 292 800
  • Irish Ferries
    Tel. 021 450 4333 Fax. 021 450 4651 Ringaskiddy Ferryport office 021 455 1995 Cherbourg office +33 233 234 234 Roscoff office +33 298 611 717
  • P&O Irish Sea
    Tel: 1800 409049 Central UK reservations number (can only be dialled from the UK) 0870 24 24 777. Email sales@poirishsea.com
  • Stena Line
    Tel. Dublin 01 204 7777 Cork 021 4272965 Lo-call 1800 409 049 Rosslare 053 33997 UK reservations number (can only be dialled from UK) 0870 5707070
    Also offers Landbridge services via Britain to Jersey, Denmark, Norway, Germany.
  • Swansea Cork Ferries
    Tel. 1800 620397 Ringaskiddy Ferryport office 021 438036 Swansea +44 1792 456116 Email: scf@iol.ie