Travel & accommodation

LOCAL INFORMATION
By far the best sources of local information exist at http://www.waterfordtourism.ie, the Waterford Tourism website. The award-winning web-site of Waterford County Museum Society at http://www.dungarvanmuseum.com is an excellent historical and heritage guide to the area. The best way to find out what’s on is to access the local weekly newspapers. The main ones for the area are the Dungarvan Leader and the Dungarvan Observer. Waterford City also produces a number of weekly local papers. Ask in any local newsagents for copies. The main local radio station is WLRfm which broadcasts on 95.1fm in the County and 97.5fm in the City and can be accessed at http://www.wlrfm.com

 ACCOMMODATION
Dungarvan and the surrounding area have a large number of top quality hotels and guesthouses and a vast range of other types of accommodation. For identifying and accessing this accommodation see http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/en/tourism/accommodation/, as well as www.southeastireland.com

TRAVELLING BY BOAT
You can travel to Ireland by Boat via either Dublin or Rosslare Harbour. Rosslare, situated on the south east coast near Wexford town is the most convenient for onward travel to Waterford and Dungarvan, a distance of 75 miles.Irish Ferries and Stena Line operate to both ports and more information is available from www.irishferries.ie and www.stenaline.ie. Stena Line also operates into Dun Laoghaire, just south of Dublin. From Cork Port, Brittany Ferries has connections to France and Swansea-Cork Ferries to Britain. See www.brittany-ferries.com and www.swanseacorkferries.com To travel onwards to Dungarvan, visit the Car Rental section or www.irishrail.ie or www.buseireann.ie. There is no direct train connection to Dungarvan. For bus connections to Dungarvan visit www.buseireann.ie, service No 40.

 TRAVELLING BY CAR
Dungarvan is a thriving seaside market town nestled beneath the mountains of County Waterford, on the south coast of Ireland. The main national arteries feeding the town are the N25 and the N72. The N25 is the national primary route which runs from Cork City to Waterford City while the N72 connects Dungarvan to the towns of Lismore, Cappoquin and Tallow and onwards west as far as Killarney. To find driving directions the best sites to access are http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes and www.viamichelin.com. There is also a very good mapping system at www.ireland.ie. Check out http://www.ireland.ie/RoutePlanner.aspx and click into the area you are most interested in.

CAR RENTAL

The usual list of car hire companies operate in Ireland.

• www.avis.ie  
• www.atlascarhire.ie
• www.budget-ireland.com
• www.dan-dooley.ie
• www.europcar.ie
• www.rentcar-ireland.com
  

TRAVELLING BY RAIL
The nearest train station to Dungarvan is in Waterford City, with connections from Belfast, Dublin (Heuston), Cork (via Limerick Junction), Limerick and Galway.

Once you arrive at the Waterford (Plunkett) railway station you are practically in the centre of the city. The main bus terminus is within walking distance from the station across the bridge on the Quay side. There are regular bus services to Dungarvan.

PLEASE NOTE: THAT TIMETABLES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE SO IT IS BEST TO CHECK EITHER www.irishrail.ie or www.buseireann.ie FOR UP-TO-DATE TIMETABLES.

 TRAVELLING BY AIR
Waterford Airport is the nearest to Dungarvan and operates flights from London (Luton), Birmingham, Manchester, Lorient, Bordeaux, Faro and Malaga. The airport is situated five miles by road from Waterford city centre. www.flywaterford.com. Dungarvan is 33 miles from Waterford airport.Car Hire: Budget Car Hire has representatives available at the airport for all scheduled flights and by prior arrangement.Taxi: Taxis meet all scheduled flights, 10 minutes to Waterford City Centre.Cork Airport is situated 50 miles from Dungarvan. Bus connection from the airport with Bus Eireann service No:43 (Mon – Sat), or from Cork City service No:40 www.corkairport.com Shannon Airport is situated 90 miles from Dungarvan. Bus connection from the airport with Bus Eireann service No:16 (Mon – Fri), or from Limerick City (16 miles from Shannon) service No:16. www.shannonairport.com Dublin Airport is situated 135 miles from Dungarvan. Bus connection from the airport with J J Kavanagh & Sons, or from Dublin City (8 miles from Airport) service No:4. www.dublin-airport.com

 TRAVELLING BY BUS
Dungarvan is well serviced by Bus Eireann services from all over Ireland. Visit www.buseireann.ie for details.

The following services operate via Waterford City.

No: 4 from Dublin via Naas, Carlow and GowranNo: 55 from Galway via Limerick, Tipperary and ClonmelNo: 73 from Longford via Athlone, Carlow and Kilkenny

No: 40 from Tralee via Cork, Midleton and Youghal