How ferries work in Ireland
Ireland has no national ferry timetable. Each crossing is published by the company or local business that runs it, on its own website or by phone.
The estuary car ferries across the Shannon and Waterford Harbour run through the day, while the island ferries off Donegal, Mayo, Galway and Cork are run by local operators, often with separate summer and winter timetables. Each publishes its timetable, fares and notices in its own place; this site brings them together for each crossing, with a link to the source.
Fares are set by each operator. On island routes the fare can be quoted as a return, on car ferries the car is priced separately, and some operators take cash and card on board. Each page lists the fares as the operator publishes them.
Timetables change with the season, and some island services add sailings in summer. Where the next timetable is already published, the page switches to it on its first day; where it is not, the page says so. All times are Irish time in 24-hour format.
Atlantic wind and swell can cancel or reschedule island sailings at short notice. Operators announce these changes, and they appear here as a dated note when they were known at the time of checking.