Directions from Cork City (click for details)
Directions from Dublin (Car/Bus/Train/Plane)
Directions from Shannon (Car/Bus/Taxi)
Directions from Other Routes (Helicopter/Ferry)

Arriving from Cork Airport:print this page

www.corkairport.ie
For Cork Airport: telephone +353 21 4313131
For Lost Property: telephone +353 21 4329633

From Cork Airport we recommend catching a taxi or hiring a car.

Taxi: you can catch a taxi from the taxi ranks outside, currently you can expect to pay around 60 euros.

By Car: Coming out of the airport, turn left onto the main road, heading east towards the N25. Exercise extreme caution on the large roundabout (Kinsale Road Roundabout) at the bottom of the hill. Take the 4th exit, heading east on the N25. This will eventually take you through the Jack Lynch tunnel. At the roundabout after the tunnel, take the third exit, again heading east on the N25. Remaining on the N25 for about 10 miles until the next roundabout (outside Midleton). Here, take the third exit to the right (signposted Whitegate). After a quarter of a mile turn left, then immediately left again, following the signs to Cloyne and Ballymaloe House. Two miles beyond Cloyne, on the Ballycotton road (at a crossroad) is the front entrance to Ballymaloe House.

Co-ordinates for use with Sat Nav: 51.865310, -8.074930'

Car Hire: The following companies are available at the arrivals terminal:
Avis: Telephone +353 21 4327460
Budget: Telephone +353 21 4314000
Hertz: Telephone +353 21 4965849
Irish Car Rentals.com: Telephone +353 21 4318644
Carhire.ie: Telephone +353 21 4318623

The following companies also operate on a Pre-Booked basis:
Dan Dooley: Telephone +353 21 4321099
Enterprise: Telephone +353 21 4327031
Murray's Europcar: Telephone +353 21 4917300
Thrifty: Telephone +353 21 4977884

Cork Public Transport

Bus: Bus Eireann, Ireland's national bus company, provides a regular Air Coach bus service from Cork Airport to Cork's Parnell Place Bus Station throughout the week. Journey time from the airport into the City centre is approximately 30 minutes. All departures serve Evergreen Road and Cork Airport Business Park. Distance from the Airport to the City is 8 kilometres.

You will need to change buses at the bus station. To catch a bus to Ballymaloe House, get on one for Ballycotton. These leave at 9am, 3:30pm and 6:15pm. Ask the driver to drop you at Ballymaloe House. It takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.Telephone: +353 21 4508188 or check out www.buseireann.ie

On Public Holidays, including St. Stephen's Day (December 26th) all Cork City services, including route 226 Air Coach services to Cork Airport, operate according to the Sunday schedule.

Train: There are no trains from the airport directly to Ballymaloe House.

From Dublin Airport: print this page

Dublin Airport is located about 10 km north of Dublin city centre, near the M50 and M1 motorways.
Dublin is a 4-5 hour drive to Ballymaloe House.
Check www.dublinairport.ie for more information on flight timetables and hiring a car.

Connecting Flights: A flight from Dublin to Cork is the fastest route, taking only 50 minutes.
Tickets can be very cheap if booked far enough in advance, try Ryanair or Aer Lingus.

By Car: It takes 4-5 hours to get from Dublin to Cork.
Take the N8 motorway and follow the signs south for Cork. Once at the roundabout outside of Cork, take the N25 heading east (signposted for Rosslare and Waterford). Then follow the directions on our map, or the second part of the directions from Cork Airport.

Co-ordinates for use with Sat Nav: 51.865310, -8.074930

Public Transport: you can catch a taxi or bus into the city centre or to Heuston train station. Trains leave for Cork on a regular basis. Check www.irishrail.ie for further information on timetables. Or phone Kent Train Station, Cork; Telephone + 353 21 456 766
www.buseireann.ie for bus timetables
Aircoach: a bus leaves Dublin airport eight times a day directly for Cork, it is the cheapest way but can take anywhere from 5-7 hours depending on traffic. See www.aircoach.ie for more information.

From Shannon Airport: print this page

Shannon Airport is 2.5 to 3 hour drive to Ballymaloe House. Most American flights arrive into Shannon.
Check out www.shannonairport.ie for more information on flight timetables and hiring a car.

By Car: Follow the road to Limerick. Then follow signs for Mallow, on the N20 to Cork. Once in Cork follow our map.

Co-ordinates for use with Sat Nav: 51.865310, -8.074930

By Bus: There is a direct bus from Shannon Airport to Cork City, check out www.buseireann.ie for information on bus timetables.
There are no direct routes via train from Shannon to Cork.

From Rosslare Ferry: print this page

Take the N25 through Waterford, Dungarvan, Youghal. At the roundabout coming into Midleton, take the first exit, left, signposted Whitegate. Then follow the 3rd part of the directions given above from Cork airport.

By Helicopter:

Our Coordinates are:

51 degrees, 51 mins, 55 seconds N

08 degrees, 04 mins, 29 seconds W