Single ticket to be introduced for rail and bus services to Cork Airport

Cork Airport has linked up with Iarnród Éireann and Bus Éireann to introduce new integrated ticketing, allowing passengers the option of travelling to Cork Airport using rail and bus services all on the one ticket.

The recently launched feature will allow customers making bookings on the Iarnród Éireann website to add a transfer from Kent Station to Cork Airport, using the 225 and 226 routes with Bus Éireann.

Cork Airport said the new integrated ticketing feature is another step in improving public transport connectivity with the airport, adding that it now means that passengers can travel on Intercity services from Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Laois, Kildare, and Dublin, along with Commuter services from Mallow, Midleton and Cobh, and enjoy “a hassle-free journey to Cork Airport”.

Welcoming the introduction of the new integrated ticketing, Cork Airport’s managing director, Niall MacCarthy, said the announcement “is all about facilitating public transport use for passengers travelling to Cork Airport and offering a seamless, single rail/bus ticket option for a low cost”.

“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.

“We welcome this development and are also in active dialogue with the National Transport Authority (NTA) for further improvements to public transport services to Cork Airport,” he added.