There are 9 ways to get from Skibbereen to Porthcawl by bus, plane, train, or ferry
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Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Skibbereen to Bandonbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgendtrain
8h 30m£106–249Bus, train to Dublin Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Skibbereen to Cork Patrick's Quaybus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DUB - CWL
10h 55m£70–245Bus, ferry, train via Fishguard
- Take the bus from Skibbereen N to Cork Patrick's Quaybus 230
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus 600
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Bridgendtrain
15h 17m£98–172Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Skibbereen to Cork Patrick's Quaybus 230
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus 600
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dockferry
- Take the train from Pembroke Dock to Bridgendtrain
17h 11m£96–275Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the bus from Skibbereen to Killarney Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane KIR - CWL
21h 19m£76–284Bus to Cork Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Skibbereen to Bandonbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bridgendtrain
9h 28m£161–471Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Skibbereen to Bandonbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgendtrain
9h 41m£110–323Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Skibbereen to Bandonbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Bridgendtrain
11h 25m£110–299Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Skibbereen to Bandonbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORK - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Bridgendtrain
11h 14m£111–344
Skibbereen to Porthcawl by bus, ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skibbereen to Porthcawl is to bus and train and fly which costs £70 - £250 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Skibbereen to Porthcawl is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 30m and costs £100 - £250.
The distance between Skibbereen and Porthcawl is 377 miles.
The best way to get from Skibbereen to Porthcawl without a car is to bus and ferry and train via Fishguard which takes 15h 17m and costs £95 - £180.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Skibbereen to Porthcawl, including transfers.
There are 960+ hotels available in Porthcawl.
What companies run services between Skibbereen, Ireland and Porthcawl, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Skibbereen to Porthcawl. However, you can take the bus to Bandon, take the line 236 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, take the train to Bristol Parkway, take the train to Bridgend, walk to Bridgend Bus Station Stand 5, then take the bus to Griffin Park. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Skibbereen N to Northways via Cork Patrick's Quay, Cork Andersn's Quay, SETU Cork Road, Rosslare Europort, Rosslare Harbour, Fishguard Harbour, Fishguard Harbour, Bridgend, and Bridgend Bus Station Stand 5 in around 15h 17m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Luton, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Manchester Airport, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Stansted, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Pembroke Dock to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Fishguard Harbour to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Pembroke Dock to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wilmslow to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £19–27
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 (0) 21 7011288
- [email protected]
- Website
- westcorkconnect.ie
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://westcorkconnect.ie/
Bus from Skibbereen N to Cork Patrick's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://westcorkconnect.ie/
Bus from Skibbereen to Cork Patrick's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://westcorkconnect.ie/
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://westcorkconnect.ie/
Bus from Skibbereen to Cork Patrick's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://westcorkconnect.ie/
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://westcorkconnect.ie/
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://westcorkconnect.ie/
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://westcorkconnect.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £12–18
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £16–22
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £16–22
Bus from Skibbereen to Killarney Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £18–25
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £12–18
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £12–18
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £12–18
Bus from Skibbereen to Bandon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- £12–18
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- £10–14
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- £10–14
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–130
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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