The road
Dublin to Cork by car
263 km, about 2 h 30 on the fastest road, through Ireland. Fuel from about €36 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €7 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-26. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
263 km fastest road, one way · 2 h 30 driving without stops · 1 country
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
The road, country by country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland · 263 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-18 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €36 | €7 | €43 | 18 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €37 | €7 | €44 | 17 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €67 | — | — | 32 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇮🇪 petrol €1.97 · diesel €2.14 /l
Charged on the way
- 🛑 M7/M8 Portlaoise–Castletown and Portlaoise–Cullahill — €2.30
- 🛑 N8 Rathcormac–Fermoy bypass — €2.30
- 🛑 M50 barrier-free tolling — €2.60
Rules on this road
Where to sleep beside the road
15 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camac Valley Tourist Caravan & Camping Park · campsite · km 20, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · fine with small children · an accessible toilet · a playground · cards accepted · open all year · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site
- ⛺ Laois Caravan & Camping Park · campsite · km 99, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ O'Brien's Holiday Lodge and Campsite · campsite · km 169, 2.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · parking for visitors · known for the view
- ⛺ Fermoy Camping · campsite · km 225, 1.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 241, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 250, 0.8 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Proclamation of the Irish Republic (km 35).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ The Wonderful Barn · attraction · km 13, 8.3 km off the road
- ◆ Emo Court · attraction · km 80, 2.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: dogs welcome · not cheap
- ◆ Aghaboe Abbey · attraction · km 113, 2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free · cheap or free
- ◆ Holycross Abbey · attraction · km 157, 6.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: cheap or free
- ◆ Rock of Cashel · attraction · km 169, 1.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: parking for visitors · not cheap
- ◆ Labbacallee Wedge Tomb · ruins · km 221, 4.3 km off the road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.