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How to get fromCobh to Ballycastleby train, bus or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Cobh to Ballycastle by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Cork to Dublin HeustontrainIc / ...
    2. Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand CentraltrainIc / ...
    3. Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymenatrain0
    4. Take the bus from Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle Pres Churchbus131 / ...
    10h 6m

  2. Drive 297.8 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Cobh to Ballycastlecar297.8 mi
    5h 38m
    £74–106

  3. Train, bus via Dublin Airport (DUB)

    1. Take the train from Cork to Dublin HeustontrainIc / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 21busX1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymenatrain0
    4. Take the bus from Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle Pres Churchbus131 / ...
    10h 11m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
    2. Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
    3. Take the bus from Bridge Street 2 to Ballymena Bus Stationbus218 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle Pres Churchbus131 / ...
    10h 55m

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Cork Anderson's Quay to Galway Ceannt Stationbus251
    2. Take the bus from Galway, Bus Station to Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentrebus64
    3. Take the train from Derry-Londonderry to Colerainetrain0
    4. Take the bus from Coleraine Buscentre to Marine Cornerbus402 / ...
    13h 15m

Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cobh, Ireland and Ballycastle, Northern Ireland?

You can take a bus from Spy Hill to Ballycastle Pres Church via Cork Saint Patrick's Quay, Cork Alfred Street, Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Europa Bus Centre, Bridge Street 2, and Ballymena Bus Station in around 10h 55m.

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