Hotels and Guesthouses within walking distance of the CIT Cork School of Music, listed in order of proximity. We recommend you book early for better availability and prices.

You can also visit https://www.cork-guide.ie, www.booking.com or www.tripadvisor.ie for even more options.

Hotel Name	Rating	Hotel Address	Phone	Website
Clayton Hotel Cork City	****	Lapp’s Quay, Cork	021 422 4900	www.claytonhotelcorkcity.com
Jury’s Inn Cork	***	Anderson’s Quay, Cork	021 494 3000	www.jurysinns.com/hotels/cork
The Imperial Hotel Cork	****	76 South Mall, Cork	021 427 4040	www.flynnhotels.com/Imperial_Hotel_Cork
The Metropole Hotel	***	McCurtain Street, Cork	021 464 3700	www.themetropolehotel.ie
Hotel Isaacs	***	48 McCurtain Street, Cork	021 450 0011	www.hotelisaacscork.com
The River Lee Hotel	****	Western Road, Cork	021 425 2700	www.doylecollection.com/hotels/the-river-lee-hotel
Maldron Hotel Shandon	****	John Redmond Street, Shandon, Cork	021 452 9200	www.maldronhotelshandoncorkcity.com

 

 

 

Guest House Name	Address	Phone	Website
Garnish House	Western Road, Cork	021 427 5111	www.garnish.ie
Lancaster Lodge	Lancaster Quay, Western Road, Cork	021 425 1125	www.lancasterlodge.com
Killarney House	Western Road, Cork	021 427 0290	www.killarneyhouse.com
Audley House	Western Road, Cork	021 427 4292	www.audleyhousecork.com
Belvedere Lodge	Tivoli, Cork	021 450 1682	www.belvederelodge.com
Gabriel House Guesthouse	Summerhill North, Monenotte, Cork	021 450 0333	www.gabriel-house.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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There are also several self-catering accommodation options available in the city, especially via student accommodation services. For the widest choice of options see www.ucccampusaccommodation.com

BY AIR

Cork International Airport is connected to most major UK cities and several continental European cities. Cork Airport is about 8km from the CIT Cork School of Music. A taxi will cost approximately €20. The Bus Éireann 226 bus departs outside the terminal building and terminates at Parnell Place Bus Station, a 5-minute walk from the CIT Cork School of Music. The service operates from 7:30am to 7:30pm, departs hourly on the half hour and takes approximately 20 minutes. A single fare is approximately €2.70.

Dublin International Airport serves additional destinations and is approximately 270km from Cork City. For flights to Cork or Dublin see www.aerlingus.com, www.britishairways.com, and www.ryanair.com.

BY RAIL

Kent Station Cork is served by an hourly train service from Dublin Heuston. There are also indirect services from Galway, Limerick and Tralee. For details, see www.irishrail.ie. The CIT Cork School of Music is a 15-20 minute walk from Kent Station. A taxi should cost under €10.

BY BUS

There are direct and regular bus services to Cork from Dublin, Limerick, Waterford, Galway, and Tralee/Killarney. Bus Éireann runs a service on each of these routes. Other companies include GoBé for Dublin-Cork, Aircoach for Dublin-Cork and City Link for Galway/Limerick-Cork. Bus Éireann and GoBé services arrive at Parnell Place Bus Station. City Link and Aircoach services arrive at St Patrick’s Quay just across the river from Parnell Place. For timetables and booking see www.buseireann.ie, www.gobe.ie, www.citylink.ie and www.aircoach.ie.

BY CAR

The M7/M8 motorway connects Cork to Dublin, and there are national roads linking Cork to Waterford, Limerick, Galway and Tralee. The CIT Cork School of Music is most easily reached from the N25 South Ring Road. There is limited on-street parking near the CIT Cork School of Music and several multi-storey car parks, of which the nearest is City Hall car park.