State public transport services have joined forces to provide single bus-train tickets to Cork Airport.
Bus Éireann routes connect the city’s airport with Kent Station, the Cork terminus for intercity and regional rail services.
Cork Airport said on Tuesday that under a new scheme passengers from across the midlands and south of Ireland can use one ticket to travel there on public transport.
Passengers can add a bus connection to the airport from Kent Station for €1.55 when booking rail journeys to the city on the Irish Rail website.
This allows them use the same ticket to travel on either the 225 or 226 buses that run between the station and the airport.
Cork Airport, Bus Éireann, Irish Rail and the National Transport Authority (NTA) developed the scheme. The facility was launched on the Irish Rail website earlier this month.
The option is open to those travelling on intercity services from Kerry, Limerick, Laois, Kildare and Dublin, and commuter links from Mallow, Midleton and Cobh.
The 225 and 226 services connect Cork’s rail and bus stations, city centre and the airport. Both run every 30 minutes on weekdays and every 60 minutes on Sundays and public holidays.
Niall McCarthy, managing director, Cork Airport, said the business was in active talks with the NTA on further boosting public transport services to the airport.
“More and more passengers from Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Tipperary and Laois, amongst other counties, will be able to use Cork Airport by availing of this combined rail/bus travel option,” he said.
More than three million people used Cork airport in 2024, according to figures published last month by DAA, which owns the facility. DAA plans to expand it to cater for five million passengers a year.
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