Skip to content
Mixroutes
Waterford
City in County Waterford, Ireland

Waterford

Waterford is a city in County Waterford in the south-east of Ireland.

Plan a trip to Waterford→From Cork

It is located within the province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford Harbour. It is the oldest and the fifth most populous city in the Republic of Ireland. It is the ninth most populous settlement on the island of Ireland. As of the 2022 census, 60,079 people lived in the city and its suburbs.

Get in

Getting to Waterford

Dublin Airport (DUB IATA) is usually the best option, for its range of flights and good onward transport. See below for the direct bus to Waterford. You might also fly into Cork or Shannon and hire a car from there. Waterford Airport, 7 km south, lost its scheduled flights in 2016. Grand plans for its extension and revival are announced from time to time, but come to nothing.

  1. 01
    Plunkett is

    Of the many illustrious Plunketts that it might be named for, it commemorates Joseph Plunkett (1887-1916), executed for his part in the Easter Rising.

  2. 02
    Passage East Ferry from Ballyhack

    From Cork or Limerick takes about 2 hours.

Do

Things to do

What's on? Listen to WLR FM on 95.1 MHz or Beat 102 103 on, yes you guessed; or read Waterford News & Star, Munster Express or Waterford Today. Epic Walking Tour is led by the museum. It starts from Bishop's Palace and lasts an hour, with three walks daily, adult €10, child free. Theatre Royal, The Mall X91 HE9R (south side of Christ Church),. Staging mostly amateur productions.

  1. 01
    Garter Lane Arts Centre

    O'Connel St,.

  2. 02
    Omniplex is on Patrick St

    3 Odeon is 500 m south on Poleberry Link Rd.

  3. 03
    Walsh Park
  4. 04
    Regional Sports Centre
  5. 05
    Waterford and Suir Valley Railway

    The WSVR is a 3-foot (914-cm) railway along the south bank of the river, along the bed of an abandoned standard-gauge railway.

Eat

Where to eat

A blaa is a floury bread bun unique to this region; see County Waterford#Eat. Walsh's Bakehouse and Hickey's Bakery still produce blaas in Waterford by the traditional method, as does Barron's Bakery in Cappoquin near Lismore. Peppers is an Indian restaurant within Granville Hotel at 61 Merchant's Quay. Dry Dock Bar, 36 Merchant's Quay (within Dooley's Hotel, opposite bus station). Daily 9AM-midnight.

  1. 01
    Bodéga

    Spanish name but French cuisine, seafood a speciality.

  2. 02
    Espresso

    Cheap and cheerful Italian pizza and pasta restaurant in city centre.

  3. 03
    Kyoto

    Not that you'd admit to wanting a break from trad Irish fare, but this inexpensive place has all the staple Japanese offerings.

How locals move

Getting around Waterford the local way

  • Get inEvery 2-3 hours it continues to New Ross, Wexford and Rosslare Harbour, for ferries to Wales and the Continent.
  • Get aroundOperators include Rapid Cabs +353 51 858585, Waterford Taxi +353 51 331033, and Newtown Taxi +353 89 220 9682 The ferry to Little Island may only be used by guests of the hotel (see Sleep) or clients of resort facilities eg the golf course.
  • Get aroundSee above for the public ferry from County Wexford.

From Wikivoyage: Waterford, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: DeFacto (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.