This Cork day tour by train leaves Dublin’s Heuston Station and takes in Cork City, Blarney Castle, St. Colman’s Cathedral and the Cobh Heritage Centre in a single day.
What can I expect
- Admission to visitor attractions
- Visit to St. Colman’s Cathedral
- Visit to Cóbh Heritage Centre, home of the Queenstown Titanic Story
- Return ticket for train journey
- Host to guide you on journey
Day tour to Cork City, Blarney Castle & Cóbh
Day Tour to Cork City and Blarney Castle
- Depart Heuston Station and will head in a south westerly direction travelling through the suburbs and then through the countryside of Kildare
- Continue through the famous Curragh racetrack and then you will be bound for Cork Station through the longest railway tunnel which stretches a 1.2km.
- When you arrive into Cork Kent Station you will be transferred by your host to a coach that will bring you through Cork City to Blarney Village and to the famous Blarney Castle.
- While you are there you will have time to kiss the famous Blarney Stone which is said to give the gift of eternal eloquence on those that are lucky to do so.
- You will have some time to do some shopping and grab some lunch at Blarney.
- You will then depart from Blarney Castle and head to Cóbh thorught the city centre.
- When you arrive at Cóbh, visit St. Colman’s Cathedral and then to a restore Victorian railway station/transatlantic terminal, which is known today as the Cóbh Heritage Centre. This is home to the Queenstown Story.
- After you finish in the Cóbh Heritage Centre you will board the train again and head back to Dublin.
Is a Cork Day Tour by Train Right for You?
A Cork day tour by train is ideal if you want to see Blarney Castle, Cork City and Cobh in one go without hiring a car or driving the motorway. You leave from Heuston Station, sit back through the Kildare countryside and past the Curragh, and let your host handle the coach transfers once you arrive at Cork Kent Station.
It is a long and full day, so wear comfortable shoes for Blarney’s grounds and bring a few euro for lunch and a browse in Blarney Village. Leave time at the Cobh Heritage Centre too, home of the Queenstown Titanic Story. If the Titanic connection hooks you, follow this Cork day tour by train with the Titanic and Belfast City Day Tour by Train, which heads north instead of south. Book early in summer.
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