# Two nights in Cobh by train from Dublin: Titanic, Spike Island and Fota Intercity to Cork and a commuter train to Cobh harbour: the Titanic Experience, half a day on Spike Island, Fota park and dinner by the water, no car needed. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/cobh-and-cork/itineraries/two-nights-titanic-and-spike-island · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Cobh and Cork Cobh is too far for a day return from Dublin, but by train it is a comfortable journey: two and a half hours of Intercity to Cork and twenty-five minutes of commuter train beside the estuary. With two nights you have a whole day for Spike Island, the fortress island in the harbour, and time for the Titanic, Fota Park and the town's slopes. ## Where to stay Commodore Hotel, from 1854, facing the harbour and five minutes from the station: the most convenient with luggage. WatersEdge Hotel, on the yacht club pier, with parking if you are driving. ## Where to eat O'Shea's Bistro, the Commodore's restaurant. Azure Harbour Bistro, for the special-occasion dinner. On Spike Island there is a café for a bite between the visit and the trail. ## El plan ### Friday · 07:00 · Intercity from Heuston It reaches Cork Kent at 9:35; there, the commuter train to Cobh, about 25 minutes. ### Friday · 11:00 · Titanic Experience In the White Star Line building on Casement Square, with a boarding card for a real passenger. Adult €13. ### Friday · 13:00 · Walk up to the cathedral The slopes up to St Colman's and the row of coloured houses on West View. ### Friday · 20:00 · Dinner at O'Shea's Bistro At the Commodore, the 1854 hotel on the seafront, where you are staying. ### Saturday · 10:00 · Spike Island A 15-minute ferry from Kennedy Pier and three and a half hours at the fort and the old prison, with the 5 km trail. From €27.95. ### Saturday · 20:00 · Dinner at Azure Harbour Bistro Modern European cooking on West Beach, by the water. Book. ### Sunday · 09:30 · The Queenstown Story The story of the port in the old station, next to the platform. ### Sunday · 11:00 · Fota Wildlife Park Get off at Fota on the way to Cork; last entry at 15:00 in winter. ### Sunday · 17:25 · Intercity back From Cork Kent; it reaches Heuston at 20:03. ## Un consejo más By car it is about three hours via the M7 and M8, and the Rock of Cashel is halfway: stop on the way there and the getaway gains one more visit. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Do I need a car? No: train to Cork, commuter train to Cobh and Fota, and ferry to Spike Island. ### How much does it cost? Counting two nights in a hotel, tickets and meals, between €260 and €420 per person, excluding the train. ### Can I see Cork? Yes: the commuter train goes to Cork every half hour; swap Fota for a morning in central Cork. ## Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Commodore Hotel**: The hotel The Commodore is Cobh's grand historic hotel: it was finished in 1854 and opened as the Queens Hotel, when the town was called Queenstown, and the hotel presents itself as the first building in Ireland built to be a hotel. It is on Westbourne Place, on the seafront facing the harbour. Eating It has its own restaurant, O'Shea's Bistro, for dinner without going out on your first day. Getting there Five minutes' walk from Cobh station, where the Cork commuter train arrives, and a few steps from Casement Square, the Titanic Experience and Kennedy Pier, where the Spike Island ferry leaves from. It is the most comfortable option if you arrive by train with luggage. - **WatersEdge Hotel**: The hotel The WatersEdge is, as its name says, at the water's edge: on the yacht club pier in Cobh, with cruise ships docking in view on some days. It is a small hotel with its own restaurant, open from breakfast. The rooms The website shows, among others, superior twin rooms. Ask about water views when you book. Getting there It is on the seafront, a few minutes' walk from the station and the Titanic Experience. It has its own parking, which is useful in a town of slopes and narrow streets. ## Dónde dormir without a car - **Commodore Hotel**: The hotel The Commodore is Cobh's grand historic hotel: it was finished in 1854 and opened as the Queens Hotel, when the town was called Queenstown, and the hotel presents itself as the first building in Ireland built to be a hotel. It is on Westbourne Place, on the seafront facing the harbour. Eating It has its own restaurant, O'Shea's Bistro, for dinner without going out on your first day. Getting there Five minutes' walk from Cobh station, where the Cork commuter train arrives, and a few steps from Casement Square, the Titanic Experience and Kennedy Pier, where the Spike Island ferry leaves from. It is the most comfortable option if you arrive by train with luggage. - **WatersEdge Hotel**: The hotel The WatersEdge is, as its name says, at the water's edge: on the yacht club pier in Cobh, with cruise ships docking in view on some days. It is a small hotel with its own restaurant, open from breakfast. The rooms The website shows, among others, superior twin rooms. Ask about water views when you book. Getting there It is on the seafront, a few minutes' walk from the station and the Titanic Experience. It has its own parking, which is useful in a town of slopes and narrow streets. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Commodore Hotel**: The hotel The Commodore is Cobh's grand historic hotel: it was finished in 1854 and opened as the Queens Hotel, when the town was called Queenstown, and the hotel presents itself as the first building in Ireland built to be a hotel. It is on Westbourne Place, on the seafront facing the harbour. Eating It has its own restaurant, O'Shea's Bistro, for dinner without going out on your first day. Getting there Five minutes' walk from Cobh station, where the Cork commuter train arrives, and a few steps from Casement Square, the Titanic Experience and Kennedy Pier, where the Spike Island ferry leaves from. It is the most comfortable option if you arrive by train with luggage. - **WatersEdge Hotel**: The hotel The WatersEdge is, as its name says, at the water's edge: on the yacht club pier in Cobh, with cruise ships docking in view on some days. It is a small hotel with its own restaurant, open from breakfast. The rooms The website shows, among others, superior twin rooms. Ask about water views when you book. Getting there It is on the seafront, a few minutes' walk from the station and the Titanic Experience. It has its own parking, which is useful in a town of slopes and narrow streets.