Baltimore – Cape Clear ferry
Island ferryCounty Cork · Cape Clear Ferries
the winter boat out to Oileán Chléire
About 45 minutesTime at sea
2 a day, 3 on MondaysBoats each way, Nov–Dec
€23Adult return
The short crossings: island ferries, car ferries that save a long drive round a harbour or lough, and boats out to islands visited for their history, gardens or birds. Every page names the pier, the period its timetable covers and the day it was read.
The operators behind these boats range from a skipper with one vessel to companies with a small fleet, and that shows in how you travel. Some take bookings by phone only, some leave when the skipper judges the landing safe, and some stop between autumn and spring. Each page says which of these applies.
Look at the kind of boat before you drive to the pier. A car ferry takes vehicles; island ferries and passenger boats carry people, and bikes, dogs or luggage only on the terms the operator sets. The type is printed at the top of every page.
Fares are in euro. Where an operator lists separate prices for islanders, students or groups, the page gives them with the conditions attached, and a figure that turns up only on a reseller's site is left out.
Each pin is a pier or landing, and a dashed line joins the two ends of a crossing. Tap a pin for the crossing time and operator, with a link through to its page.
the winter boat out to Oileán Chléire
a crossing sold only with the fort ticket
a four-minute crossing that runs all winter
five minutes across Cork Harbour instead of the road round
Time on the water, how often the boat sails and who runs it, crossing by crossing. A dash means the operator does not publish that figure.
| Crossing | County | Boat | Time on the water | Sailings | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore – Cape Clear ferry | County Cork | Island ferry | 45 min | 2 each way a day, 3 on Mondays (Nov–Dec) | Cape Clear Ferries |
| Cobh – Spike Island ferry | County Cork | Harbour ferry | 10–15 min | November 2026: weekends only, times in the booking calendar | Spike Island |
| Cunnamore – Heir Island ferry | County Cork | Island ferry | 4 min | 5 a day on weekdays, 4 at weekends (Nov–Mar) | Heir Island Ferry |
| Glenbrook – Carrigaloe ferry | County Cork | Car ferry | 5 min | Non-stop, 06:15/06:30 – 21:30 | Cross River Ferries |
| Baltimore – Cape Clear ferry: the winter boat out to Oileán Chléire | Island ferry | About 45 minutes |
| Cobh – Spike Island ferry: a crossing sold only with the fort ticket | Harbour ferry | 10–15 minutes each way |
| Cunnamore – Heir Island ferry: a four-minute crossing that runs all winter | Island ferry | 4 minutes |
| Glenbrook – Carrigaloe ferry: five minutes across Cork Harbour instead of the road round | Car ferry | about 5 minutes |
The boat decides whether a car can come, whether you need to book and whether the trip runs outside summer. These are the kinds of boat the site sorts crossings into.
| Glenbrook – Carrigaloe ferry: five minutes across Cork Harbour instead of the road round | Car ferry | about 5 minutes |
| Cobh – Spike Island ferry: a crossing sold only with the fort ticket | Harbour ferry | 10–15 minutes each way |
| Baltimore – Cape Clear ferry: the winter boat out to Oileán Chléire | Island ferry | About 45 minutes |
| Cunnamore – Heir Island ferry: a four-minute crossing that runs all winter | Island ferry | 4 minutes |
That depends on the crossing. Some island ferries keep a fixed timetable and you pay on board or at the pier; others ask you to book because the boat is small or the trip is part of a ticket for a visitor site. Each page sets out the rule its operator publishes.
Only on a car ferry. Island ferries and passenger boats generally carry foot passengers, sometimes with bikes or dogs under the operator's conditions. The boat type sits at the top of every page.
Small boats can be cancelled or retimed at short notice when wind or swell make a landing unsafe. Operators post changes on their own website, phone line or social media, which is where to look on the day; the tables here cannot show it.
Several services close for the winter or publish the next season's times only in spring. In that case the page says when the last published timetable ended and does not guess the next one.
From the operator's website, leaflet or timetable, or from the public body that contracts the service. A dated copy of each source is kept, and the reading date is printed beside the table. When two official sources disagree, the figure is left out and the page explains why.