By car:
From the airport:
- Drive out of the airport and take the 1st exit off the roundabout (towards Cork city).
- At the next roundabout, take the 3rd exit for the city centre.
- At the 4th set of traffic lights, take a left.
- Drive straight through one set of traffic lights.
- Keep left at the junction.
- Take a right at the next set of traffic lights.
- Drive straight along the quay until you reach a T-junction with St. Finbarre's Cathedral on your left.
- Take a right at the traffic lights.
- When you reach the quay, take a left.
- The entrance to Lancaster Lodge is on your left before the bridge.
From Waterford, on the outskirts of Cork City:
- Take the exit off the dual carriageway for the Lee Tunnel - South Ring Road.
- This brings you onto a roundabout. Take the exit for the Lee Tunnel - South Ring Road West.
- On the South Ring Road, take the slip road signposted Cork City Centre/ Cork Airport.
- This brings you onto the Kinsale Road Roundabout where you take the last exit for Cork City Centre.
- At the 4th set of traffic lights, take a left (there are overhead lights at this junction).
- Drive straight through one set of traffic lights.
- Keep left at the junction (you will see Cork College of Commerce over the river).
- Take a right at the next set of traffic lights (the river will be on your right-hand side).
- Drive straight along the quay until you reach a T-junction with St. Finbarre's Cathedral on your left, take a right at the traffic lights.
- When you reach the quay, take a left.
- Just before the bridge, the Lancaster Lodge entrance barrier is on your left.
From Killarney:
- Take the N22 to Cork.
- Upon reaching Cork, you will be on a Ring Road system.
- Go through the 1st roundabout (Bandon Roundabout) and 2nd roundabout (Sarsfield Roundabout), and at the 3rd Roundabout (Kinsale/Airport Roundabout) take the exit for the City Centre (2nd exit).
- At the 4th set of traffic lights, take a left.
- Drive straight through one set of traffic lights.
- Keep left at the junction.
- Take a right at the next set of traffic lights (the river will be on your right).
- Drive straight along the quay until you reach a T-junction with St. Finbarre's Cathedral on your left, where you take a right at the traffic lights.
- When you reach the quay, take a left.
- The entrance to Lancaster Lodge is on your left before the bridge.
Via the N8 on the outskirts of Cork City:
- Take the 2nd exit off the Dunkettle Roundabout for the Lee Tunnel - South Ring Road West.
- On the South Ring Road, take the slip road signposted Cork City Centre/Cork Airport.
- This brings you onto the Kinsale Road Roundabout, where you take the last exit for Cork City Centre.
- At the 4th set of traffic lights, take a left (there are overhead lights at this junction).
- Drive straight through one set of traffic lights.
- Keep left at the junction and you will see Cork College of Commerce over the river.
- Take a right at the next set of traffic lights (the river will be on your right-hand side).
- Drive straight along the quay until you reach a T-junction with St. Finbarre's Cathedral on your left, where you take a right at the traffic lights.
- When you reach the quay, take a left.
- Just before the bridge, the entrance to Lancaster Lodge is on your left.