Traveling to Port

Transportation to and from Rosslare Port:

Rosslare enjoys excellent road, bus and rail connections to the rest of Ireland, while ferries connect the port to France and the UK.

If you are driving from Dublin to Rosslare, follow the N11 to the South, departing Dublin through Donnybrook and out past Stillorgan. Journey times to Rosslare average 2 hours, 30 minutes.

If travelling from Cork city, take the N8 until you arrive at the Dunkettle Interchange, where you follow the N25, then change onto the R740 before arriving in Rosslare. The journey will generally take three hours.

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Rosslare Europort is run by Iarnród Éireann and is the berth for Irish Ferries services to Pembroke Dock in Wales and Cherbourg and Roscoff in Northern France. Stena Lines also uses Rosslare to run their service to Fishguard Harbour.

A rail terminus is located adjacent to the ferry port with direct Intercity services to Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Limerick. Trains to Dublin run three or four times a day, with the first departure at 07:20, connecting with the arriving ferries from the UK. Trains also depart from Dublin, run down the east coast, and arrive at the ferry terminal a number of times a day. Waterford is also connected by rail to the port, with trains departing once or twice daily depending on the season.

Long distance coach services to Dublin via Wexford, Arklow and Wicklow are offered by Bus Éireann and also meet the ferries at the port. To reach Rosslare Harbour from other parts of Ireland, you may use the Bus Eireann Expressway, which provides direct and indirect links from across the nation.

Taxi operators in the area include Dermot O'Hagan (+353 (0) 53 33777), Jimmy Ferguson (+353 (0) 53 33355) and Patrick Doyle (+353 (0) 53 32184).

Fishguard and Pembroke in the UK are both connected to Rosslare by ferry, with daily sailings available.

The port also offers good car parking facilities, for both the short and the long term.

Enquiry number: +353 (0) 53 33592.