Bantry
Population 3,348 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Ireland
- January: 8 h 19 of daylight
- February: 9 h 59 of daylight
- March: 11 h 49 of daylight
- April: 13 h 51 of daylight
- May: 15 h 37 of daylight
- June: 16 h 38 of daylight
- July: 16 h 13 of daylight
- August: 14 h 40 of daylight
- September: 12 h 42 of daylight
- October: 10 h 44 of daylight
- November: 8 h 53 of daylight
- December: 7 h 50 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Bantry
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Bantry's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
2 to 3 hours· 4
From Bantry's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
2 to 3 hours· 2
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Bantry House Attraction · 890 m
- Statue of Wolfe Tone Memorial · 70 m
- St. Brendans Statue Memorial · 150 m
- Newtown Fort Archaeological site · 900 m
- Bantry House West Stable Ruins · 940 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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West Cork Chamber Music Festival
June – July
West Cork Chamber Music Festival is June / July, with some events in Bantry
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West Cork Literary Festival
July
West Cork Literary Festival is mid-July
2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Bantry); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.