TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Clonakilty is situated on the National Secondary route N.7l, 32 miles (52km) west of Cork City. The town is within easy reach of neighbouring population centres.

ROAD TRANSPORT

Daily bus services are scheduled to Cork and from there to other major centres. A comprehensive range of road freight services, including bulk and container transport is available from both CIE (the state transport company) and private licensed hauliers at competitive rates. Heavy haulage facilities for large items , plant and machinery are also available.

Haulage/Delivery Contractors:

Willie Deane Old Timoleague Road, Clonakilty (023/33566)
Danl. Fitzpatrick (Haulage) 4 Astna Street, Clonakilty (023/33164)
Hugh Holland (Haulage) Ballinascarthy, Clonakilty (023/39122)
Hurley Bros (Haulage) Derevereen, Clonakilty (023/38612)
Jim O'Donovan (Haulage) Glenbrook, Tawnies Lower, Clonakilty (023/34114)
Jerome O'Leary Ballyvackey, Clonakilty (023/34410)
Jerry O'Regan (Haulage) 18 Assumption Place, Clonakilty (023/33724)
Paddy Tobin (Haulage) Carhue, Ardfield, Clonakilty (023/40726)

RAIL

The nearest railway station to Clonakilty is Cork city (32 miles, 52 Km). Frequent passenger and freight services operate from Cork station, which with container handling facilities and forwarding and collection services ensure direct delivery to national and international centres.

AIR

32 flights daily operate between Cork International Airport, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Aer Lingus and other commercial air companies operate an international network of passenger and freight services from both Cork and Shannon Airport, which provides access to major transatlantic and European markets.

Cork Airport Summer Schedule

Cork Airport

SEA

Clonakilty is 34 miles from the Freeport of Cork where there are extensive container handling and terminal facilities, world-wide scheduled services and conventional bulk facilities. Roll-on-Roll-off services are available from Cork and Rosslare. There is a ferry terminal and a deep water berth which caters for ships of 60,000 DWT at Ringaskiddy, near Cork city. Sailing services operate from both Cork and Ringaskiddy to the United Kingdom and Europe.

                             			20FT	40FT	Days
						(U.S.$) (U.S.$)

Los Angeles					3060	3600	32
Seattle						3330	3940	25
Denver						3350	3840	23
Dallas						3400	3900	21
New York					2650	3150	15
Miami						2675	3080	19
Minneapolis					2880	3380	20
Detroit						2770	3090	20

Cost Per 20ft container to some other places in the world

						20ft(U.S.$)

Hong Kong					1986	
Singapore					1986	
Tokyo						1986	
Kobe						1986	
Bombay						2296	
Karachi						2296	
Johannesburg					2728	
Athens						2610

These prices are for guidance only.  The following companies can be contacted for 
further information:

NATIONAL SEAWAYS FREIGHT LIMITED

IRELAND			U.K.				MOSCOW
Tivoli Terminal		Transfer Bridge Ind.Est.,	Bolshoy Cherkassky
Tivoli			County Road			Perevlok 13
Cork			Swindon SN1 2EL			Moscow
Tel:021-501888		Tel:1793-522038			Tel: 924 7891
Fax: 01-501037		Fax: 1793-542304		Fax: 921 4660

SAL FREIGHT LINE
Tivoli Terminal
Tivoli
Cork
Tel:  021-507200
Fax:  021-507044

SHIPPING & TRANSPORT
Tivoli Industrial Estate
Tivoli Docks
Cork
Tel:  021-509939
Fax:  021-508904

IWT CORK LIMITED
Sitecast Industrial Estate
Little Island
Cork
Tel:  021-353960
Fax:  021-353991

CENTRAL SHIPPING LTD.
5 Carrigtwohill Ind.Est.,
Carrigtwohill
Cork
Tel:  021-883429
Fax:  021-883471

EUROLINK INTERNATIONAL
56-57 Lower Gardiner Street
Dublin 1
Tel:  01-836 5477
Fax:  01-836 5486

RONAYNE SHIPPING
Mainport
Monahan Road
Cork
Tel:  021-317900
Fax:  021-317111

Cost Per pallet from Clonakilty to Cork IRŁ25.00

Price guidance only. For further information contact:
Clonakilty Couriers
Old Timoleague rd.
Clonakilty.
Tel. 088-594364

Flight and travel time to various cities in the world from Clonakilty. (Times include travel time from Clonakilty to the airport (45 minutes) and check-in time).

Los Angeles/Clonakilty			12 hours 35 mins 
Seattle/Clonakilty			11 hours 50 mins
Denver/Clonakilty			14 hours 35 minutes (stop enroute between Denver
					and London).
Dallas/Clonakilty			11 hours 30 minutes
New York/Clonakilty			8 hours (enroute via Shannon)
Miami/Clonakilty			11 hours 30 minutes
Minneapolis/Clonakilty			10 hours 35 minutes
Detroit/Clonakilty			10 hours 15 minutes
Hong Kong/Clonakilty			16 hours 30 minutes
Singapore/Clonakilty			16 hours 30 minutes
Tokyo/Clonakilty			14 hours 35 minutes
Osaka/Clonakilty			15 hours 30 minutes
Bombay/Clonakilty			12 hours 30 minutes
Karachi/Clonakilty			13 hours 30 minutes
Johannesburg/Clonakilty			13 hours 50 minutes
Athens/Clonakilty			6 hours 30 minutes
Dusseldorf/Clonakilty			4 hours 10 minutes
London/Clonakilty			2 hours 45 minutes